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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: Virginia Gov. McAuliffe Announces Major Restoration of Voting Rights to 206k Former Felons [View all]sofa king
(10,857 posts)Virginia Democratic Primary results as per Google:
Hillary Clinton: 503,358
Bernie Sanders: 275, 507
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Mrs. Clinton's margin of victory: 227,851
Felon votes restored today, for the moment: ~206,000
Mrs. Clinton's margin of victory if every felon had magically voted in favor of Bernie: ~21,851
Even if every single felon had voted, which they wouldn't, and every single felon voted for Bernie Sanders, which they wouldn't, it would not affect the outcome of the election.
Furthermore, the decision would have been immediately held up in the courts and felons still wouldn't have been able to vote in the primaries, anyway. It's a controversial decision and it's unlikely to be solved in the courts before the general election.
The timing of the decision, in fact, seems designed to distract Republican lawyers from whatever bullshit they were planning to tilt the election their way. As it is they will do what they do best and try to delay the court decisions until after the general election. I expect them to succeed.