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sofa king

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19. Special shout-out to Virginians:
Mon Jul 15, 2013, 02:42 PM
Jul 2013

Vote this year against every Republican on the ballot and your voter registration shall be extended through next year, meaning that if you vote this November, The Man will have a much harder time disenfranchising you in 2014 and 2016. Virginians time their gubernatorial elections to fall in odd-numbered off years in which there are no Congressional elections.

This is the year that Dems have a chance to hammer in a solid Democratic presence in the very capital of the Old Confederacy and to send Republicans in the state a loud and clear message about our feelings on old-boy corruption.

The Republicans have not yet killed off its nucleus of paleo-Democrats, who to this day will not vote for the party that freed the slaves. That doesn't help us but it adds further difficulty to Republican plans.

And should it happen that Virginia has a Democratic Governor and Secretary of State come 2016, that's one more state in the Union that cannot easily be stolen for Jeb Bush.

So dust off that registration card and get ready to knock it out of the park!

I still don't how the Republicans passed everything w/51 votes. Atman Jul 2013 #1
"applying only to administrative nominees in the executive branch" WTF? I thought this was wordpix Jul 2013 #2
If Reid had a clue Mnpaul Jul 2013 #6
Since regular legislation has to pass the House, it doesn't matter as much starroute Jul 2013 #7
It makes sense though. Hosnon Jul 2013 #15
More drama and bullshit? nolabels Jul 2013 #3
Could you please make that picture of McConnell a little smaller? gtar100 Jul 2013 #4
Coming from a political party . . . another_liberal Jul 2013 #5
I am skipping all further threads on this subject until Reid actually takes action. Until then rhett o rick Jul 2013 #8
Not only have we had a tough summer but they are lying jowls of crap underpants Jul 2013 #9
60% for acceptance? In everything? Martak Sarno Jul 2013 #10
Three suggestions: public financing, end corporate personhood, money is not speech. alfredo Jul 2013 #13
"Instead of the usual super majority"??? WTF? AllyCat Jul 2013 #11
This might be about posturing, today McConnel said all Reid needed to was to put the Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #12
Statewide elections, 2012: Dems: 30, GOP, 12 sofa king Jul 2013 #14
Make your prediction a reality and vote in the midterms. Indyfan53 Jul 2013 #17
Special shout-out to Virginians: sofa king Jul 2013 #19
+1000 Indyfan53 Jul 2013 #21
Vote Democrat in 2014. Indyfan53 Jul 2013 #16
Even IF GOP takes control in 14 lobodons Jul 2013 #18
Translation: "You better not do it, or else we'll hold our breath till we turn blue!" Arkana Jul 2013 #20
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