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In reply to the discussion: When minority voters don't flock to a candidate, we're told we just don't know enough about them and [View all]lexington filly
(239 posts)Elizabeth Warren (who I support) said Pres Obama was out of touch... Do all politicians believe that to get new voters onto the bus, they have to throw someone else under it?
As a first substantive step: How about Democrats make it a top priority to enable all Black supporters to go out and vote as easily as I can vote? Because I can get in my car, drive about a mile, get in a short line without even wondering if I had somehow been knocked off the voter roles. Since I drove because we have little public transportation, no problem showing my license for ID. Since I'm retired, I can vote on that single day---Tuesday---without missing work and so any wages, or having to stand in long "rush hour" lines.
Republicans have used the same tactics of violating a Black person's voting rights as they've used to violate a woman's reproductive rights---a state at a time. The Dem Party must fight loudly and effectively against the eroding of voting rights and make it far more convenient no matter your lifestyle, to vote. And fight now not just before an election.