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2016 Postmortem

Willie Pep

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7. Thanks. I think those are all good reasons.

Reply to MH1 (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 22, 2016, 11:16 AM

Oct 2016

We should really make election day a holiday to make it easier for people to vote. I don't think that will be enough to increase turnout but it would probably help.

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There is a rigged election: It's the House of Representatives and Rethug Gerrymandering [View all] kairos12 Oct 2016 OP

Four to eight more years of stalled progress. no_hypocrisy Oct 2016 #1

State house seats are arguably the most important elections. MH1 Oct 2016 #2

Yep. You are 100 percent right. Willie Pep Oct 2016 #3

I think it's partly demographics. Dem voters tend to be less rich, and MH1 Oct 2016 #4

Thanks. I think those are all good reasons. Willie Pep Oct 2016 #7

Yep! GWC58 Oct 2016 #11

We can thank Carl Rove for that. Blue Idaho Oct 2016 #5

We need a SCOTUS majority that will declare gerrymanderin unconstitutional. -nt- Lord Magus Oct 2016 #9

Absolutely! nt. Blue Idaho Oct 2016 #12

They aren't going to have the majority to block shit. JTFrog Oct 2016 #6

I hope you are right. kairos12 Oct 2016 #8

One thing I would like to see: moose65 Oct 2016 #10

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