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duforsure

(11,885 posts)
Fri Oct 9, 2020, 05:29 AM Oct 2020

Texas Gov. Abbott is putting people's lives at risk now,

By restricting ballot boxes to just one per county is driving more people to vote in person, which will spread the virus even more in Texas. This will cause many more to vote against all republicans on the ballot, and backfire on them in Texas. Abbott is desperate to try and save trump and others but he's failing, and by doing this more are turning on all republicans. I know 6 that are done with Abbott, trump and all republicans, and maybe done for good after seeing how much they lie, and because of the corruption . These people have been hard core republicans all their lives , and now will vote them out of office. These people are pissed what's been done to their former republican party under trump, and his followers in office. Abbott will never win another election in Texas . Abbott's turning Texas blue.

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Texas Gov. Abbott is putting people's lives at risk now, (Original Post) duforsure Oct 2020 OP
But of course! SheltieLover Oct 2020 #1
Simplistic, profane---but needs said: damn Greg Abbott. ResistantAmerican17 Oct 2020 #2
Yes....and add...to Hell ashredux Oct 2020 #4
I'm furious with that a-hole. He's passing the buck to the county judges so they take the heat. ResistantAmerican17 Oct 2020 #10
Hope this is in John Lewis's voter rights bill. Takket Oct 2020 #3
Beto for Governor! Sucha NastyWoman Oct 2020 #5
Nor will he allow county clerks to require masks for poll workers BaileyBill Oct 2020 #6
Do the county Health Departments RockCreek Oct 2020 #7
No. He has stripped them of any authority to act on their own. BaileyBill Oct 2020 #8
I love repub respect for local government RockCreek Oct 2020 #15
What we are seeing now is pure desperation Major Nikon Oct 2020 #9
The best revenge would be to neuter him with a blue legislature!! And dan patrick can *uck imself. ResistantAmerican17 Oct 2020 #11
We need to shed these sociopathic officials who have no regard for us Evolve Dammit Oct 2020 #12
Lt Gov Dan Patrick is worse! ananda Oct 2020 #13
Fuck Greg Abbott. Paladin Oct 2020 #14

ResistantAmerican17

(3,807 posts)
10. I'm furious with that a-hole. He's passing the buck to the county judges so they take the heat.
Fri Oct 9, 2020, 07:39 AM
Oct 2020

He’s a coward just like his man crush drumph.

BaileyBill

(171 posts)
6. Nor will he allow county clerks to require masks for poll workers
Fri Oct 9, 2020, 06:57 AM
Oct 2020

Many of our Democratic poll workers in rural Texas are in their 60's, 70's and even 80's and they are being forced to work with Republican workers who refuse to mask up. This is despite the wishes of our Republican County Clerk to require them.

RockCreek

(739 posts)
7. Do the county Health Departments
Fri Oct 9, 2020, 07:01 AM
Oct 2020

Have any sway in Texas?
Has the governor tried to legislatively strip any power they once had?

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
9. What we are seeing now is pure desperation
Fri Oct 9, 2020, 07:08 AM
Oct 2020

What Abbott knows is Texas will inevitably turn blue. All they can realistically do is delay the inevitable. Once the Democrats win a statewide election there’s going to be a tipping point to follow at which they are just going to collapse. Once this happens Texas will be blue and the Republicans will never be able to make the electoral college math work for them again.

Abbott also knows anyone in Texas can request a mail in ballot due to disability they don’t have to declare or prove. I’m sure he knows just how many have been requested and he has to know they aren’t going to favor the GOP. The future is now and they just got left behind.

Paladin

(28,257 posts)
14. Fuck Greg Abbott.
Fri Oct 9, 2020, 07:53 AM
Oct 2020

I gladly risked my life for the chance to vote trump and his crime family out of office. Nothing but Democratic choices on my Texas ballot. I believe that thousands of Texans are doing the same. Fuck Greg Abbott.

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