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SickOfTheOnePct

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7. The numbers are what they are

Reply to marions ghost (Reply #6)

Thu Nov 6, 2014, 09:37 PM

Nov 2014

More people voted in NC in this election than ever before in a mid-term election, so I'm not really buying that there was massive suppression there.

YMMV.

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Did Voting Restrictions Determine the Outcomes of Key Midterm Races? [View all] marions ghost Nov 2014 OP

I worked early voting, and many young people who had recently moved blm Nov 2014 #1

Confusion = Suppression marions ghost Nov 2014 #4

The oligarchs and the GOP win again! BlueCaliDem Nov 2014 #2

They cheat to win marions ghost Nov 2014 #9

Yes. But the frustrating thing is? They WIN. It's infuriating how they get away with BlueCaliDem Nov 2014 #14

Lack of same day registration would have had the greatest impact, IMO SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #3

OK well marions ghost Nov 2014 #6

The numbers are what they are SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2014 #7

There has always been major voter suppression in NC marions ghost Nov 2014 #8

Another change in the NC law marions ghost Nov 2014 #5

In some close races, but more low Dem voter turnout pstokely Nov 2014 #10

Sure but marions ghost Nov 2014 #11

The Brennan Center for Justice: marions ghost Nov 2014 #12

The New Republic article: marions ghost Nov 2014 #13

k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t Laelth Nov 2014 #15

Thanks marions ghost Nov 2014 #16

My pleasure. Bonus kick. n/t Laelth Nov 2014 #17

The only one in NC that I think really had an effect was same day registration Lee-Lee Nov 2014 #18