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LuvNewcastle

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6. They're going to pull so many stunts on
Mon Aug 10, 2020, 10:04 AM
Aug 2020

Election Day that it’s going to be hard to keep up. All of ..our paranoid dreams are about to come true. Trump is going to claim that the election is invalid somehow and he’s going to try to be President for Life. I think it will take the military backing up the Secret Service to dislodge his fat ass.

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Be Prepared. [View all] kentuck Aug 2020 OP
There are often drop-off boxes for mail-in ballots at election centers. tinrobot Aug 2020 #1
Depends on laws. Drop off not allowed in TN! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #5
that shit has republican barbtries Aug 2020 #14
Yup! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #25
Well, since 2010 barbtries Aug 2020 #36
I sure hope so!!! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #40
Similar here. We won't be able to vote in person once we request an absentee ballot. LisaL Aug 2020 #16
Hubs and I were tossing around the same question peggysue2 Aug 2020 #26
"Depends" may be the operative term for those long line waits..... senior citizen or not... not_the_one Aug 2020 #39
Not in TX although you can scan and email. That sounds safe, huh Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2020 #33
We must be prepared! lark Aug 2020 #2
Yes..Dems are fired up to vote! I believe we are prepared to do as you and others are suggesting Thekaspervote Aug 2020 #11
Our GOTV efforts MUST include masks!! lastlib Aug 2020 #41
Here is a link to the US.gov election site. Spread it around your social media so people can get Maraya1969 Aug 2020 #3
I keep thinking of the precincts in KY that have 600,000 voters and only one place to vote. kentuck Aug 2020 #4
They're going to pull so many stunts on LuvNewcastle Aug 2020 #6
In my opinion, there is no reason to believe the military or Secret Service would be any different. kentuck Aug 2020 #7
Yes, it would be a scary time. LuvNewcastle Aug 2020 #10
Governors need to activate their national guard. Not sure what Repub governors would do though. TryLogic Aug 2020 #18
I still have to receive the ballots in the mail Nictuku Aug 2020 #8
Remember this: kentuck Aug 2020 #9
Bring a folding chair, a book, and lunch kimbutgar Aug 2020 #12
I'll be dropping my ballot off at the BOE barbtries Aug 2020 #13
Well, if you are going to mail your ballot, you should do it before the election day. LisaL Aug 2020 #15
Rethugs will run multiple obstructions based on locale and conditions bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #17
Yes. I think they decided when Trump won that this is the time to "play for all the marbles". TryLogic Aug 2020 #21
As a teenage kid when our family would gather we would play a card game call Shooting The MOON. usaf-vet Aug 2020 #28
i've thought that for some time. barbtries Aug 2020 #37
My fear is that we are not going to play HARDBALL against their multifaceted assault on Democracy. usaf-vet Aug 2020 #38
I would Farmergene Aug 2020 #19
Imo...Fedex and UPS should step in and offer to deliver the ballots. mudstump Aug 2020 #20
NO. They are part of the problem Captain Zero Aug 2020 #22
I plan to early vote in person. I've been doing it for years, no crowds or lines. CaptainTruth Aug 2020 #23
Every state, county and town will be on their own and I feel a nightmare coming. These folks are Evolve Dammit Aug 2020 #24
I will risk my health, and with me it is a risk, to vote. redstatebluegirl Aug 2020 #27
Postal office holding my rent Naio Aug 2020 #29
It's a reasonable opinion. calimary Aug 2020 #30
SO RIGHT. OUR leaders should ACT in EVERY possible way to STOP DeJoy and his suppression ancianita Aug 2020 #31
This, TOO!!! calimary Aug 2020 #32
Such an important post K ! I tend to agree. Our county in TX Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2020 #34
I will crawl naked (wearing a mask) through the shards of toppled Confederate monuments HotTeaBag Aug 2020 #35
If you can, get one N95 mask and a face shield in case you need it on election day. Squinch Aug 2020 #42
kick one time kentuck Aug 2020 #43
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