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Phoenix61

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10. Their usual voter suppression tactics

Reply to Maxheader (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2020, 09:39 AM

May 2020

don’t work. Two of their favorites, closing voting locations in high Dem areas and stationing intimidating individuals at voting locations in the name of preventing voter fraud won’t stop people from voting. It’s no accident Twitler is going after the post office now.

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I don't get it.. [View all] Maxheader May 2020 OP

It's much more difficult to stop you from voting doing vote by mail Fullduplexxx May 2020 #1

Sure..but will the paperwork turn off voters? Maxheader May 2020 #8

Elected Democrats. snort May 2020 #2

They will never win again. Demsrule86 May 2020 #3

they know how to cheat with the existing systems. unblock May 2020 #4

Republican right winger: "Our leverage in the election goes up as the voting populace goes down!" mackdaddy May 2020 #5

Democracy Maeve May 2020 #6

It's really hard to hack an election with a paper trail. GoCubsGo May 2020 #7

Turnout always favors Democrats; mail-in balloting increases turnout. WhiskeyGrinder May 2020 #9

Their usual voter suppression tactics Phoenix61 May 2020 #10

Losing! Cracklin Charlie May 2020 #11

I Never Got This Either RobinA May 2020 #12

I would guess fairness and turn out. pwb May 2020 #13

Less fraud Blecht May 2020 #14

They can't win if the people all actually vote? Brainfodder May 2020 #15

So when they lose big in November they can scream "Fraud!, this system is rigged." Midnight Writer May 2020 #16

They're scared of more people voting aidbo May 2020 #17

Losing. When voters are heard, Russiapublicans are kicked to the curb. lagomorph777 May 2020 #18