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2016 Postmortem

Blue Idaho

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5. It's about damn time

Reply to wildeyed (Original post)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 10:43 AM

Aug 2016

We standardized voting regulations across the country. States have proven they cannot be trusted with the responsibility of protecting our right to vote.

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Charlotte, NC just voted to cut early vote hours, despite the court ruling [View all] wildeyed Aug 2016 OP

Face it. North Carolina can never be counted on to do the right thing. TonyPDX Aug 2016 #1

No. The NC GOP cannot be counted on to do the right thing. wildeyed Aug 2016 #4

I hope your optimism is correct. My time there, and correspondence with friends who TonyPDX Aug 2016 #16

You can feel however you want, wildeyed Aug 2016 #17

Send in the National Guard! MoonRiver Aug 2016 #2

In your face voter suppression. Iliyah Aug 2016 #3

In the land of the free... workinclasszero Aug 2016 #15

It's about damn time Blue Idaho Aug 2016 #5

I wish someone would try to suppress MY early voting options... brooklynite Aug 2016 #6

vote suppression is something NY has elevated to an art form nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #7

Disagree...we're just "old school" and incompetent brooklynite Aug 2016 #8

low turnout favors machine politics and especially city unions nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #9

The single person who spoke against early voting used Alabama and NY wildeyed Aug 2016 #10

i'm in Durham. barbtries Aug 2016 #11

Yay! wildeyed Aug 2016 #12

it's not at a good time because of things going on at work. barbtries Aug 2016 #13

I used to live in Willow Spring, just south of Raleigh Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #14