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Barack Obama tweets about Wisconsin.... (Original Post) Heartstrings Apr 2020 OP
I love Barack. Totally. But... LakeArenal Apr 2020 #1
Barack hannah Apr 2020 #5
Me too, Hannah Tweedy Apr 2020 #8
I think he's the greatest president in my life time. LakeArenal Apr 2020 #10
Class action hannah Apr 2020 #2
It won't go anywhere. CaptYossarian Apr 2020 #6
Not true Tweedy Apr 2020 #11
On Evers' first day, the Repubs stripped a lot of his and our new AG's power. CaptYossarian Apr 2020 #14
+ agree about WI it's true . I'm a FIB watching it change for years from here south of the state lunasun Apr 2020 #30
They can Tweedy Apr 2020 #7
The Republican Party has become a death cult. OMGWTF Apr 2020 #9
A lot of it certainly has Tweedy Apr 2020 #12
Wisconsin Democrats: "Give me liberty (democracy) or give me death!" . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #3
tRump denying bailout to Postal Service because he & Republicons FEAR vote by mail. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #4
Interesting to see how all those "Trump rural voters" would get by without USPS. Pepsidog Apr 2020 #15
Bleak times. McConnell ramming through unqualified ideologues. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2020 #17
Cool, Bernie Sanders also called for it to be delayed April 1st peoli Apr 2020 #13
Cool!!! Keep beating the Bernie drum! MyOwnPeace Apr 2020 #16
Did he leave the party? peoli Apr 2020 #18
Was he in it? n/t AwakeAtLast Apr 2020 #20
Touche' Cha Apr 2020 #24
BS Lost and he Spent 4x More $$$$ to do it Cha Apr 2020 #23
There are winners and losers peoli Apr 2020 #27
And, BS is the Loser.. he could have Suspended Cha Apr 2020 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Apr 2020 #19
Crazy thing is...... MyOwnPeace Apr 2020 #21
+1000 Heartstrings Apr 2020 #25
will see the results in the coming weeks. pansypoo53219 Apr 2020 #22
There are five Supreme Court members iemitsu Apr 2020 #26
I'm not in MLWK but my nephew is + had to drive someplace far away to vote What if you didn't have lunasun Apr 2020 #29

LakeArenal

(28,817 posts)
1. I love Barack. Totally. But...
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 02:31 PM
Apr 2020

During the recall, Barack Obama promised to put on his comfortable shoes and join us. Sarah Palin came but no Barack Obama. I was very disheartened.

Tweedy

(628 posts)
8. Me too, Hannah
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 03:33 PM
Apr 2020

If president Obama was still in power, how much less horrible all of this would be!!

LakeArenal

(28,817 posts)
10. I think he's the greatest president in my life time.
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 03:34 PM
Apr 2020

Loved ones disappoint us sometimes. Doesn’t mean you don’t love them like crazy.

hannah

(141 posts)
2. Class action
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 02:46 PM
Apr 2020

Why can’t the people of Wisconsin file a Class Action suit claiming a violation of civil rights?

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
6. It won't go anywhere.
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 03:30 PM
Apr 2020

If it reaches the state Supreme Court, it will fail. Evers' appeal to them lost 4-2, with Kelly (the candidate) not voting.

If it reaches a Federal judge, it will be overturned by an Appellate judge.

Say goodbye to Democracy. This state is f**ked. The other 49 will soon resemble dominoes.

Tweedy

(628 posts)
11. Not true
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 03:37 PM
Apr 2020

Wisconsin does have no excuse absentee balloting as do almost all of the swing states and blue states. Governor Evers will do what he can to prevent a repeat of that election.

Even Utah and Nebraska have switched to mail ballots.
Ohio has too.

It would be much better if this president were not a sadistic nincompoop, true.

Yet, we have many competent governors and they are doing everything they can.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
14. On Evers' first day, the Repubs stripped a lot of his and our new AG's power.
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 03:57 PM
Apr 2020

We're a Banana Republic with snow.

The citizenry waited and watched, anticipating a decision to postpone the election (as in many sane places), but the GOP wanted their boy (Kelly) to keep the SC red. Then the decisions went up the ladder to more redness.

We need Visine as much as we need TP--and for the same reasons.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
30. + agree about WI it's true . I'm a FIB watching it change for years from here south of the state
Sun Apr 12, 2020, 01:41 AM
Apr 2020

The gop moves there are frightening now

Tweedy

(628 posts)
7. They can
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 03:31 PM
Apr 2020

Where will it go with the 5 dufii on the Supreme Court protecting GOP power at the expense of the public health?

Continue to hope that empathy will beat out ideological fanaticism on our highest court.

The brain power is definitely there. Is the morality? We shall see.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,112 posts)
17. Bleak times. McConnell ramming through unqualified ideologues.
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 04:15 PM
Apr 2020

I think the courts and politicians of that party are and will behave like headless monsters.

 

peoli

(3,111 posts)
27. There are winners and losers
Sun Apr 12, 2020, 12:18 AM
Apr 2020

But there are also people who had the courage and vision to make the right call ahead of time and people who DIDN'T. There are also people who mocked BS for making the call ahead of time and actually disagreed with him and mocked him, maybe you remember that, who are also recommending this post about someone calling it out AFTER IT HAPPENED.

Cha

(297,196 posts)
28. And, BS is the Loser.. he could have Suspended
Sun Apr 12, 2020, 12:31 AM
Apr 2020

his campaign Before the Wisconsin primary, if he were so concerned, instead of the Day After.

Response to Heartstrings (Original post)

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)
21. Crazy thing is......
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 05:59 PM
Apr 2020

Since Moscow Mitch's courts are NOT going to overturn gerrymandering, it is up to us. It is the people in control of the state legal bodies that make the "maps" that control the votes. SO, in 2020 each state legislature will have the opportunity to make new voting districts.
NOW is when it is SO important to GET OUT THE VOTE!

You are not only working to get rid of IQ45, you are working to have control of whether or not we have FAIR elections!

Fuzzy numbers here (I'm not feeling like doing the "serious" research today) but over 65% of Wisconsin voted Democratic in the last local elections for state representatives - meaning 35% of the votes were RepubliCon - and yet the RepubliCons still control both the House and Senate.

THIS is why votes count. You CANNOT stay at home, even if they force you to wear a mask!

THEY ARE EVIL SHITS!!!!!!

We must GET OUT THE VOTE!!!!!!!

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
29. I'm not in MLWK but my nephew is + had to drive someplace far away to vote What if you didn't have
Sun Apr 12, 2020, 01:30 AM
Apr 2020

a car ? They limited the polls and he is I think 21- anyway, it was the first time he was voting -what a shit show

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