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Yes, they are showing where the line is, but I can't think of a single credible argument for "What CAH is doing should be illegal but what Musk is doing is fine."
I didn't say it necessarily was or should be, but it's definitely closer to the line. Signing a meaningless petition that you support your 1A and 2A rights is a lot farther from voting than making a plan to vote is.
The only closer example I can think of was that Fuel the Vote thing a while back where one city in PA set up "satellite election offices" that had all the functions you'd associate with a polling place (you could go in, register, receive your ballot, fill it out and turn it in all in one go) but technically weren't and so didn't need poll watchers and other things required of polling places. So people set up stands giving away free food in a clear attempt to lure people in to vote, but since they technically gave you the food whether or not you voted and weren't giving it to people in line at a polling place (because giving it to you if you are in line to vote is giving it to you because you are going to vote and would step across that line) it wasn't technically illegal.