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Egnever

(21,506 posts)
1. Maybe they vote on more than just a D or R
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:18 PM
Jun 2017

I have no idea as my actual knowledge of these two candidates is very shallow.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
2. LOL! I'll bet that a more accurate (less click-bait-like) headline would say...
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:19 PM
Jun 2017

... something like 4% of the Republicans who voted for Hillary voted for Handel. Or 4% of the "Never-Trump" brigade voted for Handel.

Unless there's other information forthcoming, I find it very unlikely that 4% of actually Hillary supporters, Democrats, would have voted for her.

There are missing details.

FakeNoose

(32,639 posts)
3. They're talking about the fake voters
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:23 PM
Jun 2017

The ones that Handel kicked out of the voting registry.

Really how would they know unless they're tracking every voter in the county and violating their privacy.


Gravitycollapse

(8,155 posts)
5. Makes sense. Voting for Trump was insane. Voting for Handel was merely stupid.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:29 PM
Jun 2017

Trump scared away a certain contingency of conservatives who would otherwise vote straight GOP. They returned to support Handel.

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