2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Report from my precinct in New York City [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)make the registration date so early before the first debate, depriving voters of an opportunity to get to know the candidates. WRONG is too good a word for this kind of voter suppression which is exactly what it was.
All primaries should be open, we know Republicans have used this tactic and strongly objected to it for YEARS.
Explain to me how it is 'on the voter' to know half a year in advance all a voter has a right to know about the candidates who are running, enough to know which party to register with?
ANY Party that respects Democracy will make it as EASY AS POSSIBLE for voters to exercise their right to vote. Any party that goes out of its way to make it impossible for a voter to have the time to get the know the candidates is engaging in election fraud.
This was the stand of MY party back in 2000. When did we Democrats start saying 'it's the voters fault' when a party pulls stuff like this? I would like to know exactly where I lost track of what we are supposed to stand for as Democrats?