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ck4829

(35,039 posts)
Sun May 9, 2021, 09:10 AM May 2021

Is it possible to overplay voter suppression? I think so.

If you see 30-40% turnout and say "Whoa, too many people voted! VOTER FRAUD!"...

And

If your vision consists, not of running on sound ideas and good candidates, but of hoping the people who probably won't vote for you just stay home or turn away because of long lines...

Then at what point do WE say...

These are not the actions of a legitimate political party?
They have pushed so many people aside from the polls and have no claims to "mandates"?
They are no longer seeking the consent of the governed and therefore no longer have it?

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Is it possible to overplay voter suppression? I think so. (Original Post) ck4829 May 2021 OP
Sounds good but most republicans don't think like that. brush May 2021 #1
The only way republicans can win is literally by cheating. Plain and simple. They cheat at ... SWBTATTReg May 2021 #2

brush

(53,743 posts)
1. Sounds good but most republicans don't think like that.
Sun May 9, 2021, 01:15 PM
May 2021

They think if you're not cheating you're not trying.

SWBTATTReg

(22,077 posts)
2. The only way republicans can win is literally by cheating. Plain and simple. They cheat at ...
Sun May 9, 2021, 01:46 PM
May 2021

relationships, cheating on their spouse, paying their fair share of taxes, claiming far too much in allowable deductions, cheating on worker pay, etc.

The whole mode of operation for a republican is to cheat everybody...

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