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8. Extemely important, but NOT the MOST important
Mon Jan 1, 2018, 06:49 PM
Jan 2018

though there's no reason we can't work on both at the same time. Still, the most important is stopping election fraud, voter suppression, voter disenfranchisement, vote theft (via electronic voting machines) AND the Russians.

You're not going to get the $$$$ out of elections without getting Democrats elected and you're not going to get Democrats elected without cleaning up our elections.

I favor paper ballots, hand-counted in full public view. Witness what happened in VA after they finally threw over electronic voting. Yes, huge turnout -- and oddly enough the votes all seemed to have gotten counted to show who's turnout it really was. This is NOT what has happened elsewhere over the last decade plus (since 2000). We've "lost" a lot of elections we didn't really lose, including (most probably) John Ossoff's.

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Pretty much the first step in cleaning up the corruption. kentuck Jan 2018 #1
It started with Reagun BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #2
He was the recipient of theaocp Jan 2018 #10
Absolutely! thbobby Jan 2018 #3
I agree. That is the number one problem. Substantial progress in other areas Tobin S. Jan 2018 #4
Yes. Absolutely correct. TDale313 Jan 2018 #5
and that votes count equally scarytomcat Jan 2018 #18
Agreed. TDale313 Jan 2018 #19
I totally agree! dhol82 Jan 2018 #6
Righto. Fight Citizens United, gerrymandering, vote suppression, twisted media. appalachiablue Jan 2018 #7
the media should not be allowed to cover the campaign of one candidate scarytomcat Jan 2018 #23
That's right, but the media giants are so huge and powerful now it seems they appalachiablue Jan 2018 #24
Extemely important, but NOT the MOST important RandomAccess Jan 2018 #8
I think the two issues go hand in hand. TDale313 Jan 2018 #11
We may need a Commission, after this Russia investigation is over? kentuck Jan 2018 #9
Yup. old guy Jan 2018 #12
We held back on this in the Obama years, but we should have started waaay back then. ancianita Jan 2018 #13
What about equal media time for all candidates? forgotmylogin Jan 2018 #14
Answer this: How much money does the corporate media malaise Jan 2018 #15
3 Priorities rainin Jan 2018 #16
Totally! wendyb-NC Jan 2018 #17
The wealthiest donors blackmail and/or bribe their representatives democratisphere Jan 2018 #20
It is almost impossible for ANY politician to vote against their funders. mitch96 Jan 2018 #21
That's what the people who don't want us to vote or run keep saying, to be sure. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #22
Indeed colsohlibgal Jan 2018 #25
That would be my dream come true! But how can it be accomplished? nt CozyMystery Jan 2018 #26
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