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Freddie Stubbs

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5. Not here in Florida:
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 03:36 PM
Jun 2012

Most voters approve of governor's purge, poll says

Three out of five Florida voters say they favor Gov. Rick Scott's effort to purge potential non-citizens from the state's voter rolls, a poll released Wednesday showed.

The survey of 1,697 Florida voters by Quinnipiac (Conn.) University showed 60 percent in favor and 35 percent opposed to the governor's attempts. Five percent didn't have an opinion. The margin of error in a snapshot of voters' views taken between June 12 and June 18 was plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.

“Gov. Scott may be a lot less popular in Florida these days than President Barack Obama, but on the face-off between the two on the purge issue, Floridians seem to be solidly in Scott's corner,” pollster Peter Brown said Wednesday. “Whether this voter purge becomes a big deal issue in the campaign or not is not clear at this point.”

A similar majority, 56 percent, also supported the state's “stand your ground” law that allows citizens to defend themselves with deadly force if they feel threatened. Thirty-seven percent said they oppose the law.

more: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/sfl-q-poll-voter-purge-20120620,0,2730702.story

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And hopefully election supers will continue to ignore the purge nonsense...n/t monmouth Jun 2012 #1
Scott is a weasel. lpbk2713 Jun 2012 #2
Everyone but republicans can see this is voter suppression. I just hope and pray dems southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #3
Not here in Florida: Freddie Stubbs Jun 2012 #5
Of course, the wording of the poll questions are CRITICAL! elleng Jun 2012 #7
That's what I mean. Republicans think its great idea. Dems think is voter suppression. southernyankeebelle Jun 2012 #9
The difference is, Dems can point to instances of qualified voters EFerrari Jun 2012 #13
I object, Your Honoring ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #4
Appears to have assumed NO fact not in evidence. elleng Jun 2012 #6
What is the evidence that non-citizens are voting? EFerrari Jun 2012 #8
I know it is state-sponsored racism, elleng Jun 2012 #10
Maybe I don't understand. Doesn't that pre-suppose EFerrari Jun 2012 #11
And that IS ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #12
I hope that judge at least got dinner out of it. n/t EFerrari Jun 2012 #14
The CASE was brought by the Federal government: elleng Jun 2012 #16
Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #24
It assumes they MAY exist, elleng Jun 2012 #15
Then that assumption is faulty and should be challenged. EFerrari Jun 2012 #17
I agree that there is no voter fraud problem in this country, elleng Jun 2012 #18
So, is the problem in the way the Feds wrote the complaint? EFerrari Jun 2012 #19
Don't know; have to check. elleng Jun 2012 #20
I appreciate that, elleng, because it never would have occurred to me. n/t EFerrari Jun 2012 #21
FUNNIEST THING, EF! elleng Jun 2012 #22
LOL! EFerrari Jun 2012 #23
We all are, prolly! elleng Jun 2012 #26
Maybe the Judge should re-read the law in question ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #25
I keep looking in my mailbox for mine. HockeyMom Jun 2012 #27
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