2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDEMS WANT ONLINE VOTING BUT REPUBLICANS DON'T
At first there was an agreement that online voting was a good thing for both parties until...Republicans did their research. Now they're getting cold feet; Florida is backing out due to "outlandish claims opposing an online registration measure." Texas GOP lawmakers are afraid of fraud; this coming from the party of fraud. But Pew Research found "that 22 states plus the District of Columbia, representing more than half of all eligible voters, will offer the chance to register online for the 2016 election." The hard facts are that blacks and Hispanics, traditionally voting democrat, have more computers and smart phones than they have in the past. Today, 80% of blacks are internet users compared to 83% of Hispanics. It has become clear that Republicans will fight any form of voting that does not favor their party and that illustrates the desperation of the GOP for votes.
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TDale313
(7,820 posts)Which is why they want to make it as hard as possible for people- particularly people who tend to vote Democratic- to vote. Undemocratic and antiAmerican as shit. Why do Republicans hate America?
former9thward
(31,974 posts)I thought the meme was that we are all supposed to be for paper ballots. That was the only way voting can be "verified". People accuse the machines of being hacked every time there is a lost election. Now voting online??? When every computer can be hacked??? Whose bright idea is this?
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)But yeah, I don't like it. It should not be able to be manipulated without physical evidence
former9thward
(31,974 posts)I think online voting is nuts.
mwooldri
(10,303 posts)The OP refers to a blog post who is commenting on the above MSNBC article talking about Republicans getting cold feet about the idea of having online voting registration. It's not about actual voting online. Though if there was a way to have a cast iron online voting system, I'm sure that Republicans wouldn't support the measure.
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)Netherlands studied this and if they feel it's insecure I believe them.
NaturalHigh
(12,778 posts)I don't see how this will ever be verified as secure enough.
brooklynite
(94,495 posts)Neither party is proposing online voting...this is about online registration.
Gothmog
(145,114 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Democrats are not in favor of e-voting sans paper trail. Sorry.