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HopeHoops

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3. I disagree. I was a Dem observer and the Rep observer and I had to work together.

Reply to Hugabear (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:24 PM

Nov 2012

It was the ONLY way either of us could do our jobs because the check-in people weren't bothering to say the names loud enough for us to hear them. We had to help each other with the cross-off sheets and ask to see the log book during lulls - "Not on my list, check yours." Sure, we completely disagreed with each other politically, but we both had a civic duty to perform and it required cooperation. If only Congress could figure that out.

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Rethug 'observers' should be tossed out of polling places [View all] Hugabear Nov 2012 OP

What about Democratic Observers? el_bryanto Nov 2012 #1

Are there widespread reports of Democratic observers harassing and suppressing voters? Hugabear Nov 2012 #2

I disagree. I was a Dem observer and the Rep observer and I had to work together. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #3

I don't think the current batch of rethug observers has any interest in performing their civic duty Hugabear Nov 2012 #4

Nah. The Republican observer at the polls today was the same one I worked with. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #5