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GregD

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11. I agree - the Dems didn't come out. Almost 13k less than 2016.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Wed Aug 8, 2018, 01:13 AM

Aug 2018

Look here:
https://www.thegreenpapers.com/G16/OH

use your browser "find" for "112,638"

Democratic 112,638 29.84%

What could it possibly take to get the damn voters off their asses and out to the polls? Are things not bad enough? If they do this in November we are fucked.

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The Green Party didn't cost the Dems this election... [View all] Drunken Irishman Aug 2018 OP

Your numbers are fair and considerate. joshcryer Aug 2018 #1

Agreed! Drunken Irishman Aug 2018 #3

Well,said. NT Adrahil Aug 2018 #20

Damn math! Fred Sanders Aug 2018 #2

What are you doing man? Glamrock Aug 2018 #4

Thank you for your thoughtful, careful analysis, my dear Drunken Irishman. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2018 #5

"...you could make the case many of those voters probably wouldn't have voted at all..." Garrett78 Aug 2018 #6

Democrats Who Don't Bother To Vote Is What Cost Us LandOfHopeAndDreams Aug 2018 #7

Yup. n/t progressoid Aug 2018 #10

You are right - it's voter apathy Quemado Aug 2018 #26

"If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem" oasis Aug 2018 #8

What's perplexing to me, is that the een Party's platform is closer to democrtaic values, so why RestoreAmerica2020 Aug 2018 #9

I agree - the Dems didn't come out. Almost 13k less than 2016. GregD Aug 2018 #11

I've been asking that for years. GOTV is our biggest challenge around here. TreasonousBastard Aug 2018 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker Aug 2018 #16

When have primary vote counts ever exceeded general election presidential counts? uponit7771 Aug 2018 #18

I recently read they didn't even cost Florida LeftInTX Aug 2018 #12

If u smile when libertarian votes screw up gop totals dembotoz Aug 2018 #13

why not ? many of us do want republicans to lose and it makes us smile JI7 Aug 2018 #15

the greens are our version of libertarian.... dembotoz Aug 2018 #24

the greens want republicans to win JI7 Aug 2018 #29

lol shanny Aug 2018 #32

Thank you dembotoz Aug 2018 #33

Thank you Raine Aug 2018 #17

I disagree with your contention genxlib Aug 2018 #19

This is a serious misuse and abuse of statistics. NCTraveler Aug 2018 #21

I just heard O'Connor on MSNBC say there are 8,000 votes left to count so Vinca Aug 2018 #22

Very well reasoned. You are right Tom Rinaldo Aug 2018 #23

Absolutely... Drunken Irishman Aug 2018 #34

Sir - have not you not realized to this point, that number-crunching bullwinkle428 Aug 2018 #25

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2018 #27

A vote for a Green is a symbolic (i.e. wasted) vote- unless there's a real chance for one to win Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2018 #28

cool story bro ! stonecutter357 Aug 2018 #30

Excuse me for all caps but I feel I must: IT'S THE FUCKING PRIMARIES!!!!! Initech Aug 2018 #31