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elocs

(24,486 posts) Mon Nov 5, 2018, 12:11 PM Nov 2018

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please pay attention. There have been tons of lawsuits. It's like a whack a mole. mucifer Nov 2018 #1

Lawsuits after the fact don't help. shanny Nov 2018 #5

I'm sorry, did I not make it clear that I do NOT mean lawsuits? elocs Nov 2018 #6

Any suggestions tazkcmo Nov 2018 #2

The efforts are done, but more resources should be allocated beachbum bob Nov 2018 #3

K&R, I don't think they think voter suppression affects decisions as much as we do uponit7771 Nov 2018 #4

uh huh shanny Nov 2018 #8

Yep, I don't understand their logic in letting VS issues out of the front of the news constantly wit uponit7771 Nov 2018 #15

We have been dropping the voting ball for 18yrs... since 2000 JCMach1 Nov 2018 #7

Voters dropped the ball when they refused to vote for Hillary Clinton or even Russ Feingold in 16.. Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #17

Not one thing you said is a lie ... EffieBlack Nov 2018 #28

Correct, and it's not going to be fixed overnight, but they are working on it. OnDoutside Nov 2018 #30

This IS being done EffieBlack Nov 2018 #9

Exactly! I'm so sick of the "blame the weak dems" attitude mucifer Nov 2018 #11

People don't bother to do even a minimal amount of research to find out what's going on - often in EffieBlack Nov 2018 #12

Then why isn't the word out there and it being well known where people can go for help? elocs Nov 2018 #19

Because it's being done at a local level EffieBlack Nov 2018 #20

Partisan v. Non-Partisan voter protection Gothmog Nov 2018 #25

Fantastic! EffieBlack Nov 2018 #27

That's a matter that needs to be taken up in states that are using that MineralMan Nov 2018 #10

It's a 2-track effort: Fight the laws in the courts, but in the meantime, do whatever it takes to EffieBlack Nov 2018 #13

I have been training poll watchers and assigning them this weekend Gothmog Nov 2018 #23

Awesome! EffieBlack Nov 2018 #24

Like what? The Democrats were stripped of power in many states hence the purges and what not... Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #14

What power is needed from the state for a private organization to help people get IDs? elocs Nov 2018 #29

Get involved with your local party. Then you would know that it is being done. n/t FSogol Nov 2018 #16

Yes Gothmog Nov 2018 #22

Why didn't Democrats stop ______ ? betsuni Nov 2018 #18

The Democratic Party and its lawyers have been very busy Gothmog Nov 2018 #21

This is all awesome EffieBlack Nov 2018 #26