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StarfishSaver

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9. I think many of these laws are going to backfire

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon May 3, 2021, 06:20 PM

May 2021

Among other things, they're going to discover that white Republican voters are not as hardy and dedicated as Black
and Brown Democratic voters - and those folks will never stand in a long line or jump through a bunch of hoops in order to vote, the way voters of color do. They'll just stay home and complain.

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