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If Democrats were not allowed to bus people to the polls, would election results differ?

Posted on 11/17/19 at 11:15 pm
Posted by TigersSEC2010
Warren, Michigan
Member since Jan 2010
38157 posts
Posted on 11/17/19 at 11:15 pm
I’m not trying to get into a pissing match, but it’s pretty well established that Democrats bus thousands of people to the polls with a list of specific candidates to vote for. This ride often includes an incentive such as a free meal or party.

My question is how different would election results be on a local and national level if this practice was outlawed?

My theory is that many of these people are apathetic and would otherwise not make an effort to vote.

ETA: To be clear, I am not advocating for voter suppression. My question is based on the idea that if you have to be bribed and ferried to vote off of a preprinted list for candidates you know nothing about, you should not be voting.
This post was edited on 11/17/19 at 11:19 pm
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
Lurking the Tin Foil Hat Board
Member since Jul 2009
50463 posts
Posted on 11/17/19 at 11:21 pm to
Is there anything stopping Republicans from doing the same thing?
Posted by Flats
Member since Jul 2019
26888 posts
Posted on 11/17/19 at 11:23 pm to
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Is there anything stopping Republicans from doing the same thing?


Philosophy. Anything stopping you from answering the question?
Posted by TigersSEC2010
Warren, Michigan
Member since Jan 2010
38157 posts
Posted on 11/17/19 at 11:27 pm to
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Is there anything stopping Republicans from doing the same thing?


1. I’d be embarrassed if republicans were counting on the herding of clueless segments of the population to the polls in order to win elections. It’s essentially legally stuffing the ballot box.

2. Republicans will not line up for a bus ride to the polls for free shite. They’re largely not deadbeats. It’s not really possible to do it on anywhere near the same scale the Dems do.
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
Lurking the Tin Foil Hat Board
Member since Jul 2009
50463 posts
Posted on 11/17/19 at 11:32 pm to
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1. I’d be embarrassed if republicans were counting on the herding of clueless segments of the population to the polls in order to win elections. It’s essentially legally stuffing the ballot box.


Then you and your principles can continue to lose elections.

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2. Republicans will not line up for a bus ride to the polls for free shite. They’re largely not deadbeats. It’s not really possible to do it on anywhere near the same scale the Dems do.



So, since your admitting there's more Dems than Republicans, you are advocating for voter suppression?
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
175692 posts
Posted on 11/17/19 at 11:34 pm to
LBJ said he’d have those you know what’s voting Democrat for 200 years.
Posted by Flats
Member since Jul 2019
26888 posts
Posted on 11/17/19 at 11:35 pm to
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So,


Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
38866 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 12:58 am to
Getting rid of early voting would help solve this issue
Posted by bmy
Nashville
Member since Oct 2007
48203 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 12:59 am to
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Philosophy. Anything stopping you from answering the question?


Republicans prefer to suppress minority votes
Posted by LSU316
Rice and Easy Baby!!!
Member since Nov 2007
30233 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 1:02 am to
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advocating for voter suppression?


I'd advocate for whatever it takes to keep scum like JBE out of office.
Posted by LSU316
Rice and Easy Baby!!!
Member since Nov 2007
30233 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 1:03 am to
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LBJ said he’d have those you know what’s voting Democrat for 200 years.


He delivered on a scale that no one at the time thought was possible.
Posted by bmy
Nashville
Member since Oct 2007
48203 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 1:13 am to
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I'd advocate for whatever it takes to keep scum like JBE out of office.


White folks are losing interest in politics and voting. Yet, whites still constitute three-fourths of the electorate and nine in 10 Republican votes.

Query: Is the way to increase the enthusiasm and turnout among this three-fourths of the electorate for the GOP to embrace amnesty and a path to citizenship for 12 million illegal foreign aliens?

Or is it to demand the sealing of America’s borders against any and all intruders?
Posted by CDawson
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2017
19249 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 2:43 am to
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Republicans prefer to suppress minority votes



I am completely convinced no one on this board can be more ignorant than you.
Posted by SoulGlo
Shinin' Through
Member since Dec 2011
17248 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 2:52 am to
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Is there anything stopping Republicans from doing the same thing?


The people that would be bussed have jobs
Posted by Rollwave034
Member since Feb 2013
523 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 5:34 am to
Every time I voted this year, there were buses of old white people from old folks homes voting...how is it different?
Posted by Blizzard of Chizz
Member since Apr 2012
20697 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 5:51 am to
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White folks are losing interest in politics and voting. Yet, whites still constitute three-fourths of the electorate and nine in 10 Republican votes


White folks also don’t vote as a singular voting block. Republican or Democrat, white folks tend to vote for their own individual self interests. You don’t see that in black voting patterns. They vote as a singular block no matter the election or issues at hand. Voting outside the norms and in ones own self interest is not looked upon favorably within the community... power in numbers is ingrained in black culture because recent history left them no choice but to stick together. The problem is that hucksters and race pimps know how to work the system to take advantage of the average black voter. One only has to look at some of the clowns that make up the CBC to realize they aren’t sending their best and brightest.
Posted by Nguyener
Kame House
Member since Mar 2013
21057 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 5:53 am to
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Yet, whites still constitute three-fourths of the electorate


Not in the deep south they don't.
Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
15937 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 5:54 am to
Why should it be illegal to bring people to the polls?
Posted by Rock the Casbah
Member since Dec 2014
940 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 5:57 am to
serious question - in Louisiana, can I hand someone cash and a “voter guide” if they agree to go vote?
Posted by WhiskeyThrottle
Weatherford Tx
Member since Nov 2017
6926 posts
Posted on 11/18/19 at 6:00 am to
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Republicans prefer to suppress minority votes


Are you implying that most of the deadbeats that accept the free ride and other freebies are minorities?

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Or is it to demand the sealing of America’s borders against any and all intruders?


Most republicans would be happy to get the flow of immigration under control. Most conservatives that actually care about laws, enforcement, and not seeing our country go down the same shithole our neighbors to the south have experienced throughout the years. THAT'S the rub with immigration. Not the color of their skin.

Liberals embrace the people that have sent Mexico spiraling.

Personally, I'd be fine accepting sealing the borders and controlling those who come here. I'd also be fine accepting that once that is done, we start working through those that are here and figuring out who is a contributing member of society and can stay doing so, and weeding out those who are not contributing and sending them back.
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