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MineralMan

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23. Moron should have been at my polling place in St. Paul, MN

Reply to Mayberry Machiavelli (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2012, 08:17 PM

Nov 2012

It's on the eastside and has about the most diverse demographics anywhere in the city. We have residents here who moved into the area in the 40s and 50s. They live right next door to Hmong, Somali, Ethiopian, Latin American, Vietnamese, Chinese, and other ethnic families who have moved here since then. And we turn out about 80% of registered voters in presidential elections. Standing in line at my precinct's polling place means listening to several languages all at once, throughout the day. We're all neighbors, and over 70% are Democrats.

He'd have had to run screaming from the place, I'm sure.

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Republican Pollwatcher in Aurora CO calls authorities on people Voting While Black/Brown: [View all] Mayberry Machiavelli Nov 2012 OP

He sounds like an idiot - what exactly was he trying to imply? meadowlark5 Nov 2012 #1

And the statement about the people at malls is about wealth and expendible money. freshwest Nov 2012 #12

What sinister group or website is instructing voters to beac Nov 2012 #2

Typical old, angry, racist, white Republican living in the bubble rightsideout Nov 2012 #3

he would have seen all kinds of suspicious activity in Minneapolis BainsBane Nov 2012 #4

yep heaven05 Nov 2012 #5

The reason all these cuemaster Nov 2012 #6

Look at this picture, Wellstone ruled Nov 2012 #7

My husband and I mimi85 Nov 2012 #8

As much as there were idealist, there were as many closed minded bigots in probably greater number. vaberella Nov 2012 #20

I suppose so mimi85 Nov 2012 #22

Also fully loaded Iwillnevergiveup Nov 2012 #11

Hah, I didn't notice the tie before. Mayberry Machiavelli Nov 2012 #14

"Please somebody do something. People are voting here." ffr Nov 2012 #9

When you live in an old-white-male bubble, seeing real numbers of black/brown is shocking. nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #10

The jerk is saying that people of color are infiltrating the voting system and he is lumpy Nov 2012 #13

"infiltration" is definitely the best term to what he is implying. n/t vaberella Nov 2012 #21

I live in and voted in Arapahoe county nonoxy9 Nov 2012 #15

Probably wasn't a great feeling for this guy seeing all them brown voters. Mayberry Machiavelli Nov 2012 #17

Very nice suit. libdem4life Nov 2012 #16

Unbelievable! ciking724 Nov 2012 #18

This is where my mom canvassed and met racist after racist. JRLeft Nov 2012 #19

Moron should have been at my polling place in St. Paul, MN MineralMan Nov 2012 #23

This should give people a better idea of how segregated the USA really is. Coyotl Nov 2012 #24