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joshcryer

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6. Intimidation.

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 14, 2012, 06:21 PM

Feb 2012

http://elsa.berkeley.edu/~emiguel/pdfs/miguel_maisanta.pdf

They would collect the names (3 million names) and use it to marginalize those Venezuelans. This is a playbook right out of crony Cuban politics. This would've been used as a voter suppression tactic.

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Venezuelan Supreme Court just ordered the opposition to give the "notebooks" with the names [View all] ChangoLoa Feb 2012 OP

Ah, "democracy" in action! Identify the opposition....and punish them! nt MADem Feb 2012 #1

Apparently not this time ChangoLoa Feb 2012 #2

so what do you think was the motive for the court order? Bacchus4.0 Feb 2012 #5

Intimidation. joshcryer Feb 2012 #6

The claim of fraud concerned a local primary. ChangoLoa Feb 2012 #8

It's twisted that people still defend Chavez and company. TheWraith Feb 2012 #3

simply claiming to be a "leftist" and anti-USA rhetoric goes along way with some. Bacchus4.0 Feb 2012 #9

I saw that and wondered exactly what that meant, I suspected something like outing the opposition Bacchus4.0 Feb 2012 #4

MUD completely obliterated PSUV today by quickly destroying the rolls. joshcryer Feb 2012 #7