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spicysista

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32. Sure...

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 12:21 PM

Dec 2018

We must tackle misinformation, to be sure. We must be sure to inform the ill or partially informed (I mean why would one choose to blame a first lady for her husband's policy and not the co-sponsor ,Joe Biden, or a person that actually voted for the same policy ,Bernie Sanders...right?).
Here's the thing, though.... there will always be tensions to exploit, folks manipulated by bad actors, last minute campaign surprises, and floods of misinformation. You're talking about thousands, Dream Girl. I'm talking about millions. Millions of American citizens were purged from voting rolls. Check some of the links in my responses. Take a few minutes and search it out at your leisure. The gutting of the Voting Right's Act has been devastating. Restricting access to the ballot, that's the game of our political opponents. And it is working.
Look at the state of Wisconsin. More than 200,000 people were purged from the voting rolls. tRump won that state by just over 22,000. That's what I'm talking about, Dream Girl.
Propaganda is going to be around. It's going to touch who it will. But our fundamental right to vote.....that's the prize.

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Oh my god! Glamrock Dec 2018 #5

Here's a breakdown of 2006 and 2018 exit polls for anyone interested pecosbob Dec 2018 #3

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Yes. murielm99 Dec 2018 #46

Thank you. Your post was much less salty than my thoughts when I first saw the original LoisB Dec 2018 #4

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Exactly! This... spicysista Dec 2018 #10

what actually happened and even more openly happened in Georgia just last month against a Black JI7 Dec 2018 #12

Yes, a thousand times....yes! spicysista Dec 2018 #13

k&r bigtree Dec 2018 #15

Thank you, bigtree! ;) nt. spicysista Dec 2018 #16

How do you know what influence Russia had on the black community? Kentonio Dec 2018 #18

I know our own children were persuaded by various information they read and heard in the media. allgood33 Dec 2018 #19

+1 betsuni Dec 2018 #20

Well, Kentonio, I did not make this assertion...at all. spicysista Dec 2018 #23

I'm right beside you Kentonio Dec 2018 #31

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Great post malaise Dec 2018 #21

Thank you, malaise! spicysista Dec 2018 #24

I agree. We all need to stop blaming each other for Trump becoming President. Tom Rinaldo Dec 2018 #25

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russian bots concentrated social media attacks AND fake news beachbum bob Dec 2018 #28

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When con artists swindle people with false assertions, our legal system knows where to fix blame Tom Rinaldo Dec 2018 #36

Why couldn't it be both? But for suppressed turnout in Philly and Michigan and possibly Dream Girl Dec 2018 #29

Sure... spicysista Dec 2018 #32

I agree & am well aware of the vile actions involved with voter suppression. However, we need to be Dream Girl Dec 2018 #44

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I don't think the issue here is really blame, but rather susceptibility and targeted status. better Dec 2018 #34

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K&R! eleny Dec 2018 #52

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