Shwartznegger bills may pass - WAY TO GO, DIEBOLD & CNN!

[itzamirakul]

Suddenly, despite the fact that polls have shown Schwartznegger's initiatives to be failing, CNN is reporting that voter turnout IN MINORITY DISTRICTS will be LOW BECAUSE OF RAIN, thus helping The Terminator's initiatives to "squeak through.

Of course, the lazy, disinterested minorities are less likely to go out to vote in the rain, just as they were less likely to stand in voting lines for over 8 hours in Nov. 2004.

Way to go, Republicans!

Way to go Diebold!

Help 'em out CNN!

Give out those excuses now, early in the day, so there will be no argument when the crooked voting machines show a low turnout.

[AlCzervik]

1. many of us here don't have touch screens and the absentee ballots

are not going to be in the Gropenfuhers favor.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. So CNN is laying the ground work for the Coup

thaks Diebodl

[DeepModem Mom]

3. NJ, VA now "neck and neck" also. nt

[CottonBear]

4. Shouldn't they encourage everyone to vote as a civil and patriotic duty?

:sarcasm:

[SammyWinstonJack]

38. HA!

Don't you just love the sarcasm smilie? :evilgrin:

[nini]

5. well the turnout wasn't low in my area

I swear to God.. my head is going to explode if they fucking steal this shit.


On edit.. we don't use diebold in my area either. ink blotting scantron things..

[CountAllVotes]

13. it isn't low here either

and just about every person I've ran into plans to vote NO on all of the propositions.

Screw you gropenfuhrer!

The polls just opened pig.


:kick:

[itzamirakul]

22. CNN is such a bunch of troublemakers-The news reports what

the GOP WANTS!

Instead of encouraging people to go vote, they come on and say things like, "People in these areas don't vote. Many are unregistered aliens. Historically, the rain keeps them away from the polls."

So whether it is Diebold or by a handcount, they can manipulate the results they way they want to.

They are doing the same thing in NJ and VA also.

In NYC, I have to go vote for Mayor (just around the corner) and the weather is fine. I am nearly sure the Republican Mayor, Bloomberg is going to win, because the Democratic candidate made a lot of people angry and besides, Bloomberg is a Democrat who turned Republican four years ago when the Dems would not allow him to run for mayor. So he changed partys and won but he does not behave like a Republican, for the most part. For those reasons, a lot of Dems have SAID that they will vote for Bloomberg. Al Sharpton has said, Ferrer will win anyway although he is over 30 points behind in the polls.

[cally]

41. It's overcast in my area but not raining

I live in SF Bay Area and we have drizzle. It may rain later but not now. Is it raining in LA?

[Toots]

6. I thought California outlawed the use of Diebold Machines...

Am I mistaken about that?

[nini]

9. I just posted that I did use the ink blotter scantron thing

I'm not sure if the whole state is using that or not.

[itzamirakul]

24. In my opinion, DIEBOLD stands for ALL voting machines that can be

manipulated by the GOP

[EFerrari]

26. Read the saga here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2229726

[expatriot]

7. No Arnie, Bush's attempt to make blacks afraid of water didn't work. nt.

[...of J.Temperance]

8. These pigs do this EVERY election

And they always tend to use an excuse like "oh it's raining so the Democrats won't go and vote"

Yes, I've noticed that ever since 2000 and especially ever since DIEBOLD got involved, the mediawhores have trumpted the ignore the polls and have given excuses because they know the voting machines decide.

Also, we have the CONVIENIENT absence of ANY exit polling AGAIN.

I HATE these bastards.

[hippiechick]

10. Midterms etc have historically low turnout ...

... Maybe the problem really IS that not enough people are issues-informed and/or agitated enough to show up, and/or that once again, the WingNuts rallied the troops more efficiently than the Dems did.

Y'think ? Maybe ? :shrug:

[Garbo 2004]

49. All the canvassers who came to my door were anti-Arnie. Not one

pro Arnie's proposition person showed up when I was home. Maybe because it's predominantly a Dem district they figured it wasn't worth their time? Or maybe they know Arnie's propositions are as popular as cow dung on toast? Dunno.

[mikelgb]

11. Request Paper ballots. n/t

[nini]

12. Is there a link for this... or is it the whores on TV?

?

thanks

[truebrit71]

15. I have a sneaking hunch that it's an attempt to aid the right-wing..

..cabal by the whores...

F*cking typical :eyes:

[itzamirakul]

31. I have CNN on tv in NYc...this was reported about 10:50 AM..

I posted this in Breaking News, but obviously it is not considered as such.

It is reported as news but perhaps it is just opinion. Hard to tell these days.

Anyway, I have heard it three times. So it is intentional.

[Roxy66]

14. I heard that!! .....What a joke!

[Boo Boo]

16. Hmmm. Where did CNN get this? Is this their analysis, or is

this Republican spin? Sounds like spin to me.

[itzamirakul]

36. Of course it is spin...That is why I thanked CNN as well...

eom

[IChing]

17. Opinion not NEWS

no link, opinion, yeah and he will lose.

[EFerrari]

27. CrapNotNews. n/t

[IChing]

33. I'm glad a New yorker knows what is going on in California from CNN n/t

[itzamirakul]

39. I would think that Californians would be happy that New Yorkers are

interested in what is going on in their state, especially LIBERAL Californians. It would seem that they would want us to be concerned if lies are being spread via tv that would affect our acceptance of later news results. I thought we were all in this together...but perhaps not....

[IChing]

40. It was your alarmist headline that set me off

No slam on you, sorry if I did it. I just talked to the Democratic Latino Chairperson for the State of California 5 minutes ago, we are gonna win this thing.

[itzamirakul]

51. OK..sorry about the headline thing but

I WAS alarmed as hell when I heard the newscaster predict this crap so early. It was almost like we are so stupid that we are not supposed to see though this bs.

I did want Californians to be aware that at least ONE Dem in NYC was awake and did care what is going on out west.

[suston96]

18. You didn't think....

....that these elections today would be pure and honest? There will be no exit polls. See other story around here somewhere.

The voting machines have been long "recalibrated". And the tabulators also.

There will be no free elections in this country until citizens here agree to dip their fingers in that purple ink like they do in those "emerging democracies". And until they have the courage and fortitude to protest dishonest elections in the bitter cold like the Ukrainians.

Shame on us for submitting sheep-like to the pilfering of our greatest right - the right to vote -

"...without which, all other rights are illusory". (AJ Hugo Black).

[Boo Boo]

19. Interesting how these reasons why polling data won't be

(or wasn't) accurate have become a standard feature of our political process.

[Al-CIAda]

20. The Dems are complicit. No other explanation at this point. eom

[EFerrari]

30. In California, they seem to be.

:shrug:

[EFerrari]

21. Wow. Somebody forgot to tell me I melt in the rain.

I heard that too, and thought the same thing.

And, we'll turn out any way.

[Peggy Day]

23. I had a fit when they put Shelley out

I kind of thought this would happen. I vote absentee, but that may not be counted until later.

[Peggy Day]

25. Maybe CNN could cover GAO report instead! nt

[jaysunb]

28. The polls opened only an hour ago....

and it's not raining here in So Cal, so wtf are they talking about ??

[JDPriestly]

29. Walked my precinct.

Democrats are solidly no and going to vote. They were all saying, "No, no, no, no ..." I think 79 and 80 will also lose and, frankly, I don't care about that because the initiative process, contrary to the commonly accepted truism is not truly democratic. That is because it does not really allow for debate. It is also divisive because it does not allow for compromise.

[EFerrari]

32. Thank you!

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

[depakid]

34. It's especially UN democratic when one side has all of the money

and can lie with impunity, while the other side can't even get their message out.

[Howardx]

35. its not raining in LA

im in long beach and its cloudy but no rain. just walked the dog past the polling place (voted absentee a month ago) and it was open but not crowded.

[EFerrari]

37. It's a little damp in San Francisco, but not really raining.

What a pile.

[Jed Dilligan]

42. Maybe it's pouring in Fresno LOL

I'm looking at blue sky in Oakland as I type

[EFerrari]

46. I hope it rains in Walnut Creek. Is that bad?

:hi:

[Jed Dilligan]

50. Actually, they'll probably vote mostly okay

Aim for Danville. :evilgrin:

[obreaslan]

43. Well, it's partly cloudy in South Jersey...

I guess according to them there will be a moderate to spotty chance of a Democratic turn out for Corzine.
:grr: :grr: :grr:

[oregonindy]

44. remember it only matters who counts the vote....

neo-con run electronic counters

[tgnyc]

45. It's raining only in minority areas? Or are minorities rain-phobic?

[goclark]

47. Ain't raining in LA

yet.

A lot of Seniors voted by mail.

How mean of CNN to say that ---

[Garbo 2004]

48. Not raining in Sacramento. Yoo hoo CNN, look it's not raining.

Radar map of CA looks dry for most of state at the moment.

CNN: NOT "the most trusted name in news."