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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Hillary said tonight what many of us have been saying here for a long time [View all]bearsfootball516
(6,465 posts)23. I don't know where I fall on that.
Last edited Thu May 2, 2019, 08:41 AM - Edit history (1)
Conor Lamb won a special election last year in rural Pennselvania. Over 200,000 people voted and he won by like, 400 votes. It literally as close as it could get. If Republicans were going to steal an election, that would have been the perfect one.
Same when Doug Jones won in Alabama. That election was tight as nails and the consequences were enormous because it was a Senate seat in a deep red state. If Republicans were going to steal an incredibly tight election, there's no reason they wouldn't have done it there.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Hillary said tonight what many of us have been saying here for a long time [View all]
lunamagica
May 2019
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Loved her comparison of a Dem asking China to hack IRS for Trump's tax returns
onit2day
May 2019
#45
Unfortunately, a few of our candidates are ignoring this fact while they chase racist Trump voters.
rogue emissary
May 2019
#2
I have heard no candidate bring this up actually. But a candidate can do nothing as elections are
Demsrule86
May 2019
#20
Harris has talked about and reintroduced legislation to set security standards.
rogue emissary
May 2019
#35
Bernie has been harping for paper ballots so elections have a paper trail for years
onit2day
May 2019
#46
We would be better off working on things we can control. And we have Democratic
Demsrule86
May 2019
#22
I think paper ballots would help...although you can still steal an election.
Demsrule86
May 2019
#34
I want congress to make voting mandatory like they do in Australia where 98% vote
onit2day
May 2019
#47
It's truly frightening. They got away with it, and they are getting ready to do it again
lunamagica
May 2019
#9
Yes, Cha, I'm so happy she addressed this issue, which is a real threat, but so many are ignoring!
lunamagica
May 2019
#6
But so many are doing just that, Cha! Posts saying, "So and so is the BEST candidate and will will
lunamagica
May 2019
#13
It truly is...every time I read a post sayng "so and so is going to wipe the floor wit trump" I want
lunamagica
May 2019
#12
Me too. This will be the fight of our lives. This is the most important election in our lifetimes,
Demsrule86
May 2019
#17
So we should just give Up? Sorry I am not willing to do that. We have no way to fix the
Demsrule86
May 2019
#16
Well now that is a good idea...we need to keep track of absentee ballots ...we call people who ask
Demsrule86
May 2019
#40
Plus, the Republicans have been ordering new voting machines outfitted with software allowing
amywalk
May 2019
#25
Have you considered that maybe, we just don't win every single election every time?
bearsfootball516
May 2019
#27
Might be good to have a candidate with hacking familiarity then, someone who knows skilled people nt
coti
May 2019
#42
Any candidate who has ever attacked, smeared or denigrated the Democratic party should withdraw now.
NurseJackie
May 2019
#49
there many tools in the box to battle this. one of those tools is voter turn out.
Kurt V.
May 2019
#51
I agree. I don't know that the Dems can do anything about it...except to win big.
Honeycombe8
May 2019
#55
Perhaps scream about Russian interference from the rooftops until the MSM takes notice?
lunamagica
May 2019
#59
And I hope that happens, Hortensis. But I don;pt think that ignoring the elephant in the room
lunamagica
May 2019
#57