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ehrnst

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9. Turnout Isn't The Only Issue. Hundred of Thousands of Dems Who Did Turn Out Were Prevented.

Reply to corbettkroehler (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 25, 2019, 01:21 PM

Apr 2019

Voter suppression was instrumental in the key states where HRC lost by a sliver. Anyone who doesn't factor this into 'turnout' risks a repeat of 2016's suppression of Democratic voters.

Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law Suppressed 200,000 Votes in 2016 (Trump Won by 22,748)
A new study shows how voter-ID laws decreased turnout among African-American and Democratic voters.

https://www.thenation.com/article/wisconsins-voter-id-law-suppressed-200000-votes-trump-won-by-23000/

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You know your country is in trouble when the people start asking this question. [View all] shockey80 Apr 2019 OP

Putting Trump in Turbineguy Apr 2019 #1

He lost the popular vote, so WE didn't earn it. cwydro Apr 2019 #2

we didn't earn and we don't deserve it. 1/3 of the electorate has purposely been Kurt V. Apr 2019 #3

No, tRump wasn't elected and the majority didn't want or earn him. abqtommy Apr 2019 #4

Too many people voted in favor of having a Constitutional crisis world wide wally Apr 2019 #5

Voter Turnout Is The Most Important Measure corbettkroehler Apr 2019 #6

Turnout Isn't The Only Issue. Hundred of Thousands of Dems Who Did Turn Out Were Prevented. ehrnst Apr 2019 #9

We get the world (and country) we deserve. kerry-is-my-prez Apr 2019 #7

Bewilderment is a prime tool of Authoritarian Leaders. Yavin4 Apr 2019 #8