Online personality Angela Rose posted a video on her X profile showing her visiting the Skid Row neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, to ask residents who they voted for. According to Rose, she visited Skid Row to investigate claims circulating online about voter registration numbers tied to local shelters and their possible connection to recent elections.
While some commenters echoed Rose’s concerns about voter registration numbers tied to shelters, others argued that she misunderstood how homeless individuals are legally allowed to register to vote.
The video features Rose discussing what she says were conversations with homeless residents in the area while questioning voter registration numbers associated with several local organizations. Before discussing the voter registration claims, it features Rose speaking with two homeless women and asking whether they were paid to register and vote in the area.
She then focuses on the homeless shelter Midnight Mission, arguing that one shelter address was associated with nearly 1,160 registered voters despite having far fewer beds available, raising questions that she argued warranted further scrutiny. Similarly, a location known as St. Joseph Center reportedly had 185 registered voters despite no accommodations. Rose also referenced funding connected to local homelessness programs, though the video does not provide documentation linking those funds to voter registration practices.
The specific group of homeless people she was speaking with had been standing outside to grab lunch at 12:30, and most claimed that they didn’t vote at all, while one person voted for Karen Bass and another for Spencer Pratt. The final person Rose spoke with claimed to have registered to vote “three or four times,” though it was unclear whether he fully understood the question.
Reactions to Angela Rose Going to Skid Row to Ask Homeless People About Voting
Many commenters challenged Rose’s conclusions, arguing that homeless individuals are legally allowed to use shelter addresses when registering to vote and that voter registration totals do not necessarily indicate how many people currently reside at a particular location.
One of the top comments said, “Hey pinhead – homeless shelters tend to have more registered voters than occupants. They are allowed to register using the shelters address.” He added, “just because someone is registered doesn’t mean they voted.”
One commenter who said they had experienced homelessness argued that voter registration is often included among the paperwork completed when applying for services and questioned whether registration totals alone prove any wrongdoing. A different commenter posted a screenshot of a VOTEHUB map of Skid Row, claiming that “Raman got 39 more votes in Skid Row than Pratt.“
The video is still gaining more views as it goes around X, with plenty of commenters leaving their frustrations and opinions in the replies below.
