Last Saturday, vice presidential candidate JD Vance appeared at an event in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, hosted by Lance Wallnau, a self-proclaimed “apostle,” which means he’s a leader in a rapidly growing religious movement called the New Apostolic Reformation. NAR is a loose network of evangelical Christians, who believe that they are called to take over all aspects of society, including the government. They also believe that God speaks directly to certain Christians, whom they call prophets, often in dreams.

Lance Wallnau, a former businessman who hails from Texas, has been an influential leader in NAR circles for some time. He popularized one of its most popular concepts, the idea that there are seven “mountains” that Christians must conquer: family, religion, education, media, arts and entertainment, business, and government. That last one has become a centerpiece of his mission. He has said he believes that the political left is possessed by demons, that there is “witchcraft” controlling the presidential election, and that Vice President Kamala Harris is a Jezebel—a reference to a prostitute in the Bible. As he put it in a recent broadcast, “When you’ve got somebody operating in manipulation, intimidation, and domination—especially when it’s in a female role trying to emasculate a man who is standing up for truth—you’re dealing with the Jezebel spirit.”

But for Wallnau, politics are more than just material for fire-and-brimstone sermons, because he has an ambitious plan for the 2024 presidential election. It’s called Project 19, a reference to the 19 counties in swing states that could determine the outcome.

  • dhork@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    What counties are they? Most EC trackers list six swing states (7 if counting NC) so it can’t be more than 2-4 per state…

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      Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin complete AFPI’s “Tier 1” states, all of which are, again, among Axios’s six highlighted swing states. Florida, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina comprise “Tier 2.”

      The Tier 1 Counties

      • Georgia: Cobb and Fulton Counties (Atlanta Metro Area)*

      • Wisconsin: Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties (Milwaukee Metro Area)

      • Nevada: Clark County (Las Vegas)

      • Arizona: Maricopa County (Phoenix)

      • Pennsylvania: Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery Counties (Philadelphia Metro Area), and Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)

      The Tier 2 Counties

      • Florida: Miami-Dade, Pinellas (Tampa Bay area), and Duval (Jacksonville) Counties

      • Ohio: Cuyahoga County (Cleveland)

      • North Carolina: Wake (Raleigh) and Guilford (Greensboro) Counties

      • Michigan: Macomb and Oakland Counties (Detroit Metro Area), and Kent County (Grand Rapids)

      Source from the article

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        Flipping Cuyahoga county? Good fuckin’ luck. 😂

        Ohio may be solidly red overall, but Cuyahoga county was 2:1 Biden last election.