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4. Prez elections aren't decided by popular vote but by electoral college so the OP is correct as

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #1)

Thu May 27, 2021, 02:13 PM

May 2021

... far as the margin of vote difference in "swing" states.

It is NOT working for them. They lost the Presidency, they lost the House (2018), and they lost the Senate.

Voter suppression ... DOES ... work for them, dems can not depend on brute forcing every election to win.

That would be foolish on its face, people ... voter suppression is ONE of the reasons the US isn't at the top of examples for Democracy Index TODAY !!

We're SUPPOSED to be a democratically elected republic but can't get the democrat (small d) down

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I hate that "44,000" analysis so much, I can't even begin to express it. But I'll try. enki23 May 2021 #13

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If HR1 would do away with the Electoral College KS Toronado May 2021 #35

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Prez elections aren't decided by popular vote but by electoral college so the OP is correct as uponit7771 May 2021 #4

Thx, but yes Voter Suppression is terrible problem whether it works or not. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #6

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".. and continue to pass, voter suppression bills..." 👈🏾👈🏾👈🏾 THIS!!!! People DO NOT understand uponit7771 May 2021 #2

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1500, wow. mahina May 2021 #37

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 the GQP messaging / feedback infrastructure is WAY more established than dems uponit7771 May 2021 #42

Yes! IrishAfricanAmerican May 2021 #43

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This is awesome and well said. Thank you n/t Alpeduez21 May 2021 #26

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Hey look More! CrackityJones75 May 2021 #32

You left out the part about Trump Mr.Bill May 2021 #34

By 44,000 votes the GQP is going to make up that amount via voter suppression alone uponit7771 May 2021 #45

Well, I guess if you cherry pick where those votes are. Mr.Bill May 2021 #48

There's no cherry picking, relatively smart DU is still focusing on useless popular vote and we lose uponit7771 May 2021 #49

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RIGHT !!! He brings the 5-10% racist assholes with him that get the gGQP over the hump uponit7771 May 2021 #61

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+1, "Not without seeming inauthentic." uponit7771 May 2021 #64

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They don't need big numbers to gain power. Yavin4 May 2021 #41

They don't need a majority of votes just EC's which are easier to steal !! Voter Suppression can get uponit7771 May 2021 #44

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I understand all about the Electoral College. Mr.Bill May 2021 #59

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