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RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
26. Yeah - Stalin was a PTB
Mon Jun 13, 2016, 08:04 PM
Jun 2016

After the 2000 election recount in Florida, where it was discovered Gore actually had more votes, the Florida legislature outlawed hand recounts.

They are not taking any chances with actually having accurate counts.

The end of the political era. [View all] GoldenThunder Jun 2016 OP
That's why so much of "DU" is really "TU" -- Titanic Underground. villager Jun 2016 #1
Democratic has a new meaning in the 21st century. nt valerief Jun 2016 #27
Awesome post! kayakjohnny Jun 2016 #2
I'm the third Bernie supporter to reply. Where are the Clintonites? They choose to hide from floriduck Jun 2016 #3
Yes. It's nice to be recognized as a Bernie supporter. kayakjohnny Jun 2016 #6
The Yes men are revolting! dreamnightwind Jun 2016 #7
Thanks a bunch. kayakjohnny Jun 2016 #8
Well Said! 2banon Jun 2016 #4
Suppression of the media, that started way back with Project Mockingbird, has truedelphi Jun 2016 #5
Our votes are too powerful RobertEarl Jun 2016 #10
Where you here back when truedelphi Jun 2016 #14
Yes I was. Just ask sid RobertEarl Jun 2016 #17
The people who cast the votes decide nothing... pokerfan Jun 2016 #24
Yeah - Stalin was a PTB RobertEarl Jun 2016 #26
DURec....Well Done! bvar22 Jun 2016 #9
That's definatley inspiring. Keep up the good work. GoldenThunder Jun 2016 #13
Not being afraid to make mistakes is a necessary part of the learning process. bvar22 Jun 2016 #16
I was thinking of you yesterday when Facebook asked truedelphi Jun 2016 #21
We don't really know. bvar22 Jun 2016 #31
Any deer that finds you folks is one lucky deer. truedelphi Jun 2016 #32
absolutely wonderful to know, bvar22 ~ hopemountain Jun 2016 #25
Two things are essential: clean elections and publicly-funded elections. merrily Jun 2016 #11
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^N /t truedelphi Jun 2016 #33
Vote with your words. Inform, inspire, and strive to stay informed and inspired. senz Jun 2016 #12
And the vote count is continuing in California. If anyone here lives truedelphi Jun 2016 #15
So happy to hear it, truedelphi senz Jun 2016 #19
And there are a lot more factors than just the horrid AP announcement - truedelphi Jun 2016 #20
How else could Hillary win? senz Jun 2016 #28
Bernie not winning the nomination should not be the end of the movement RussBLib Jun 2016 #18
Not only should the Prog movement continue, but also the movement for Election Integrity truedelphi Jun 2016 #22
Thank you, truedelphi. senz Jun 2016 #29
powerfully & beautifully stated, goldenthunder. hopemountain Jun 2016 #23
Thank you for inspiring me. I was 840high Jun 2016 #30
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