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In reply to the discussion: A Party that loses an election and blames voters for not showing up at the polls . . . [View all]branford
(4,462 posts)or support the exclusion of student identifications to vote. I was simple providing an example of how the student identification issue is not the best example to use when opposing voter identification laws.
Again, my actual point was that alleged voter suppression efforts were not the reason why we lost, particularly in Texas,
In support of your voter suppression because of photo identification requirements, you cite Texas's acceptance of a hunter ID, but not a student ID. I basically agree that the law is foolish. However, it most certainly is not the reason why we lost in Texas. Could you honestly make a good faith claim that if they accepted student ID's or didn't have a photo identification requirement at all that Wendy Davis would be governor-elect in Texas?
Simply, Wendy Davis lost badly, despite an accepting press and ample funds, and no complaining about stupid or lazy voters, suppression or gerrymandering changes that basic fact. If the Democrats want to be competitive in Texas in the foreseeable future, we either have to change the political and cultural positions of Texans (e.g., guns, abortion, environment, etc.) or realize that running a candidate that made a name for herself by filibustering a popular late-term abortion law in such a conservative state was foolish and a waste of resources.