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8. I heard on Thom Hartmann that Republican operatives have been challenging tens of thousands of voters'
Thu May 14, 2026, 11:50 PM
16 hrs ago

eligibility, I believe in Georgia. All the challenger has to do is send an email saying a particular voter is not eligible, even if they just randomly pick that person's name out of a phone book. The challenger doesn't have to provide any evidence. Then that person has to go through the hassle of proving they ARE eligible -- that is if they even find out they've been challenged. Otherwise they can't vote.

It's terrible, but there is a solution -- Democrats just do the same thing. If enough Republican voters aren't allowed to vote because of this, this rule will be scrapped right away.

But what do the Democratic leaders say? "We don't want to challenge anyone's eligibility, because we believe strongly that everyone has the right to vote". So Republicans can run rampant with this and we lose our democracy and end up in a concentration camp because Democrats are unwilling to counter this B.S. because "we have to be nice".

That in a nutshell, is what's wrong with the modern Democratic Party. Instead of understanding the historical moment and realizing this is a 5 alarm fire, they act as if it's 1985, and everything is normal or will return to normal. Too many Democratic leaders just don't get it, and it's depressing and terrifying.

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