DEMS can be as energized as Superman. In 2016 300,000 WI DEMS disenfranchised RE: Voter ID

[jodymarie aimee]

Don't think we weren't energized....We in WI have been in chains for 10 years now...today is so sad for the entire country. We won't be part of any blue wave.

[AllaN01Bear]

1. to the author of this post , i know legal challenges cost money but has anyone filed a suit yet ?

thanks in advance .

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the GOP and the Kochs.

[qazplm135]

2. Ok then get them voter IDs

Everyone needs to move from complaining to action.

[Wounded Bear]

4. That's what's happening all over the south...

Black women got organized, got registered and voted their asses off. Result: Doug Jones. Not a classic New England liberal, but still a Dem in a ruby red (until now) state.

It can be done. Don't give up hope.

[EffieBlack]

5. And because he knows who put him in and who can take him out

he's voting No on Kavanaugh.

[RealityChik]

13. There's a way to fix that. See my post "Voting is not the problem".

Checking that we're officially registered in our state would go a long way to our winning big in November.

Again, Greg Palast's article and links here:

https://www.gregpalast.com/have-you-checked-your-voter-registration-yet/

Georgia is the most notorious of all:

https://boingboing.net/2018/10/02/thanks-greg-palast.html

[Blue_true]

7. Yep, such a simple solution, but people only want to complain and leave republicans with power.

GET THE PEOPLE FUCKING IDs!!!!! It is just that simple, but I am afraid that the clock has been allowed to run out.

[SMC22307]

6. Were you part of any group helping people get IDs?

If not, instead of the doom and gloom, why aren't you (and others) trying to beat Republicans at their own game?

[jodymarie aimee]

10. Of course I was

we have been registering folks esp college kids since 2014....Rs closed DMVs and folks that don't own automobiles have it real hard, esp the kids and old folks in homes. And yes we went to each old age home..I am not whining....google Voter ID and see who is disenfrancised and WHY..

[SMC22307]

11. How many obtained IDs?

Surely there's got to be some improvement over the last election. The Democratic Party should be all over this -- MAKE SURE VOTERS HAVE THE APPROPRIATE IDs!

[McCamy Taylor]

8. 2006. If voters are angry enough they can flip Congress

regardless of how crooked the vote is. And Kavanaugh just inspired a lot of voters to vote NO.

[John Fante]

9. Are you saying it's pointless to vote because it's all rigged anyway?

Sorry, I don't believe that all. Poll after poll showed that GOP voters were more energized in 2016. The opposite is true in 2018.

If we were truly energized in 2016, Hillary Clinton would have shattered Obama's vote total from 2008. Sadly, he still holds the record.

Russia, Comey, 30 years of conservative propoganda, and the electoral college proved too much for HRC to overcome.

[RealityChik]

12. Casting votes is not the problem...

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According to Greg Palast, the dirty tricks for this election are about the illegal removal of registered voters from the voter registration database in your state. He was interviewed on the radio about 2 weeks ago and here's a great article that sums up that interview nicely guiding voters (with links) about how to check for your registration to avoid being given a NEVER COUNTED provisional ballot on Election Day:

https://www.gregpalast.com/have-you-checked-your-voter-registration-yet/

Apparently there are both state and a federal database that you can check online. Then go to your local Election Board office to correct the problem. Particularly vulnerable states are Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Florida and yes, Wisconsin! We must beat the Repubs at their own game.

Adding this link to check your voter registration in all 50 states:

https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/

Checking your own info and spreading the word about this dirty Republican trick so others can fix their registration or generate a new one in time for Election 2018 in November.

In all the states Hillary "lost", it was all about the tens of thousands of provisional ballots that are almost NEVER, EVER going to be counted! That's how Hillary won, but lost!