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88. So You Take The Official Crimea Results As Gospel, Sir

Mon May 5, 2014, 11:48 PM

May 2014

While turning up your nose at election figures reported here.

You leave out much of my comment, which continued on to say that non-voters would probably break somewhat towards the Democrats, but not by a great margin. I would rate the break at perhaps 52/48; worth having, certainly, but not decisive unless things were close.

Voter suppression is a black art, and is aimed at selected constituencies. Suppressing the African American vote, for instance, will certainly work in favor of Republicans. But the total bloc of non-voters is spread over every demographic and regional category. Much of campaigning is trying to increase percentage of turn-out in favorable constituencies, and depress it in unfavorable ones. Neither party really wants to turn out everyone. at least not as the thing is presently done here.

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Is Pooty-Poot going to reopen Stalin's salt mines now? Jack Rabbit May 2014 #1

Sounds About Right, Sir The Magistrate May 2014 #2

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K & R giftedgirl77 May 2014 #4

Whoopsie. n/t DirkGently May 2014 #5

I'm sure someone will be along shortly to let us know jeff47 May 2014 #6

Letting you all know Billy Budd May 2014 #19

No need for Forbes here: levp May 2014 #34

is this one unassailable source like totally Billy Budd May 2014 #40

OK, fixed the screenshot. n/t levp May 2014 #42

now there is no link Billy Budd May 2014 #46

One more time... levp May 2014 #49

Link fail Billy Budd May 2014 #56

Go to the original article levp May 2014 #60

Your link worked fine, I just tried both of them & giftedgirl77 May 2014 #114

The first time around I DID have trouble levp May 2014 #117

I've been reading this madness, it is amazing some of giftedgirl77 May 2014 #123

Thanks levp.. I can got to the link Just Fine. I think somebody doesn't want to acknowlege. Cha May 2014 #126

Geez, what transparent propaganda bullshit from some nobody at "the capitalist tool" arendt May 2014 #7

Here he is. You are right. (I mean correct.) ballyhoo May 2014 #9

That guy is an interesting character zeemike May 2014 #27

I haven't DDed him yet except his ballyhoo May 2014 #29

Are you sure its the same guy? That would be sooooooo spooky! arendt May 2014 #44

It seem like he is. zeemike May 2014 #70

Fine, here's another source. NuclearDem May 2014 #10

Was this a direct article of another "far-right and neo-Nazi observer" invited ballyhoo May 2014 #11

You Are Not Very Good At This, Sir The Magistrate May 2014 #17

I just posted her name and the article she wrote, sir. This was a pickup article, sir. Go look for ballyhoo May 2014 #18

because Forbes is not reliable but you, a vocal advocate of Russia invading Ukraine, are reliable. uhnope May 2014 #129

I want what I perceive is best for the Ukranians right now. You ballyhoo May 2014 #131

The Thing Seems More Or Less Available Still, Sir The Magistrate May 2014 #12

The numbers you just quoted differ from the 15% in the OP arendt May 2014 #16

Divide Turn-Out By Affirmative Votes, Sir The Magistrate May 2014 #20

By your argument, Obama got 25% of the vote. arendt May 2014 #47

It Is Not An Argument, Sir, it Is A Count The Magistrate May 2014 #72

Right, elections are so honest here in the US. arendt May 2014 #78

So You Take The Official Crimea Results As Gospel, Sir The Magistrate May 2014 #88

Let me get this straight... arendt May 2014 #75

Yeah, why aren't we discussing the NDAA or a SCOTUS case in a thread about Crimea? NuclearDem May 2014 #83

Actual Polling Data For East Ukraine, Sir The Magistrate May 2014 #102

+1,000,000 nt cosmicone May 2014 #109

Well said. zeemike May 2014 #136

Halya Coynash who wrote the article is a member of the ballyhoo May 2014 #14

Whence This New-Found Interest In Objective Sources, Sir? The Magistrate May 2014 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author ballyhoo May 2014 #23

...are you serious right now? NuclearDem May 2014 #25

Absolutely. The faster the better. Keep the Ukrainian Nazis and Right from burning ballyhoo May 2014 #28

Multiply that by several thousand and look at what your great crusader did to his own people NuclearDem May 2014 #30

He's a pseudo Fascist: a Fascist ballyhoo May 2014 #39

Indeed, let's get current. NuclearDem May 2014 #51

No, it's a war crime if Russia were occupying Ukraine. Uh, I can't comment on your ballyhoo May 2014 #55

Occupation isn't necessary. A series of acts of aggression with a sustained intent NuclearDem May 2014 #61

No, the Russians are just gangsters. The pro-Bandera crowd are true Nazis. nt arendt May 2014 #50

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That's not what's being ballyhoo May 2014 #43

You Keep Telling Yourself That, Sir The Magistrate May 2014 #48

They're Ukrainians, not Russians. NuclearDem May 2014 #53

Aggrieved Ukrainians that really want ballyhoo May 2014 #63

Since when were they Russian citizens? NuclearDem May 2014 #66

They could always MOVE to Russia instead... EX500rider May 2014 #93

Just amazing is it not Duckhunter935 May 2014 #65

No freaking kidding...just jaw dropping n/t EX500rider May 2014 #95

and what has Kiev done to these Duckhunter935 May 2014 #62

All that happened not because of Russia, that happened ballyhoo May 2014 #68

Paid hired thugs Duckhunter935 May 2014 #74

Sorry, can't do that. Last time I gave proof ballyhoo May 2014 #80

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Glad you've finally come out as pro-war, pro-invasion, anti-democracy, pro-dictatorship uhnope May 2014 #128

When the Nazis and Righters burned all those innocent people, my view changed. I'm ballyhoo May 2014 #130

There's no insult. You declare that you want Russia to invade Ukraine. You seem to uhnope May 2014 #134

Nope. Just the opposite. If Russia did a Swordfish and ballyhoo May 2014 #135

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its not convincing me of bona fide Billy Budd May 2014 #59

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They posted it themselves levp May 2014 #35

and use a fellow from the Hoover institution as your source.. Jesus Malverde May 2014 #97

There is just no percentage Billy Budd May 2014 #21

Read it yourself: levp May 2014 #31

screen shot fail Billy Budd May 2014 #37

The Only 'Fail' Is Yours, Fella.... The Magistrate May 2014 #41

Fixed the screenshot, sorry. n/t levp May 2014 #45

Thanks for clarifying. US out of Ukraine. grahamhgreen May 2014 #132

Is this the guy that did this article and uncovered ballyhoo May 2014 #8

No need for any guy - read it from the source levp May 2014 #38

Those numbers are suspect. For all I know this is a phony ballyhoo May 2014 #52

Redacted by whom? levp May 2014 #54

How about someone who had control over the writing, or someone ballyhoo May 2014 #58

Must have been... levp May 2014 #67

You said it--not me. Remember, ballyhoo May 2014 #71

n/t levp May 2014 #73

People who are serious about reporting changes in websites usually post screenshots eridani May 2014 #13

This IS "before" levp May 2014 #24

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This message was self-deleted by its author ballyhoo May 2014 #96

Wow, your repeated disrespect is duly noted... giftedgirl77 May 2014 #122

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