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Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
32. Great plan
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 08:26 PM
Sep 2018

I think I'll do the same. Thanks for letting me know it is possible.

Early voting is not bad here but there are some problems, ones not covered by the poster in this thread who has posted multiple times. The parking lot at the library on Coral Way in Miami where I have early voted in the past is absolutely jammed with Republican surrogates. There are at least 10-20 at all times, swarming anyone who parks and gets out of their car obviously to vote. They try to hand out brochures, voting guides, stickers and countless other material in favor of their candidates and party. If you refuse often they'll try to hand it to you anyway. Then sometimes an insult in Spanish if you decline again. They'll follow you for dozens of yards smack to the limit of what is allowed.

In short, it is uncomfortable as hell. Contrast to Las Vegas where I could park in a huge shopping mall lot and have a very relaxing experience walking to the tranquil polling place in the middle of the mall.

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Going on 3 decades, saidsimplesimon Sep 2018 #1
Clueless people help republicans tremendously. Blue_true Sep 2018 #13
Shit genxlib Sep 2018 #2
Why don't you early vote? Blue_true Sep 2018 #14
No need to be judgey i genxlib Sep 2018 #19
I work a lot too and advocate for an elderly sibling. Blue_true Sep 2018 #24
Congradulations genxlib Sep 2018 #25
I just want people to vote and have that vote count. Blue_true Sep 2018 #26
I had heard something dicey about early voting in FL and am very paranoid so I figure the safest kerry-is-my-prez Sep 2018 #37
I have never seen any issues with early voting. Blue_true Sep 2018 #38
So it's possible Floridians don't average as backwards as indicated. Hortensis Sep 2018 #3
The problem, a large part of it is. Blue_true Sep 2018 #15
Something to that. When I was an election monitor Hortensis Sep 2018 #28
The predicament that republican legislators have with early voting. Blue_true Sep 2018 #30
Yes. I'd checked Florida before, and unlike Georgia its information Hortensis Sep 2018 #41
The information is clear, but if people wait till the last minute, tricks can be played. Blue_true Sep 2018 #45
That last does seem odd, red 40% etcetera. Hortensis Sep 2018 #48
The sad thing is that in 2016, the Trump vote most likely maxed out everywhere. Blue_true Sep 2018 #49
+1000. Research post election proves it. Tragically. Hortensis Sep 2018 #50
We live in a corrupt banana republic. CentralMass Sep 2018 #4
Not really. I live in Florida and am very much a democrat. Blue_true Sep 2018 #17
Voting with an absentee ballot is setting yourself up ? CentralMass Sep 2018 #40
Reread my post. Blue_true Sep 2018 #43
Following established protocol does not make oneself a victim. LanternWaste Sep 2018 #44
I stand by what I wrote. You are welcome to stay on your high horse. nt Blue_true Sep 2018 #46
Imo that's an extremely ignorant statement about conditions in Hortensis Sep 2018 #42
I always go to the poles. iscooterliberally Sep 2018 #5
We have paper ballots in my county in Florida also. Blue_true Sep 2018 #20
That's not a surprise FBaggins Sep 2018 #6
I could not have said it better. Blue_true Sep 2018 #21
Nothing new here... Sancho Sep 2018 #7
+1,000,000 exactly. diva77 Sep 2018 #18
If Republicans control things locally........ Chipper Chat Sep 2018 #8
Or just damned go vote early. That is available in Florida. Blue_true Sep 2018 #22
I think the relatively low rejection rate does not offset the advantage of voting by mail for Hoyt Sep 2018 #9
Florida has early voting. Blue_true Sep 2018 #23
We have it here too, but people still do not show up at polls. Hence, voting by mail Hoyt Sep 2018 #29
California Rules! SCVDem Sep 2018 #10
I'd go for that. But white wingers in this state openly work against Democrats Hoyt Sep 2018 #31
They really hate SCVDem Sep 2018 #36
That's exactly one of the things I like to point out, but some of them are content to Hoyt Sep 2018 #39
I voted by mail for first time in primary Awsi Dooger Sep 2018 #11
I just don't understand. Blue_true Sep 2018 #12
I'm glad someone is trying to quantify the loss of votes in VBM diva77 Sep 2018 #16
I now get mail in ballot but I walk it through during early voting MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #27
Great plan Awsi Dooger Sep 2018 #32
Pick a Democratic area -- Aventura? MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #33
Aventura is well north of me...I might pick same library but park and walk Awsi Dooger Sep 2018 #35
Wow! FM123 Sep 2018 #34
That's because of un-American corrupt Republicans rockfordfile Sep 2018 #47
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