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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 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.
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 on 11/17/19 at 11:21 pm to TigersSEC2010
Is there anything stopping Republicans from doing the same thing?
Posted on 11/17/19 at 11:23 pm to Green Chili Tiger
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Is there anything stopping Republicans from doing the same thing?
Philosophy. Anything stopping you from answering the question?
Posted on 11/17/19 at 11:27 pm to Green Chili Tiger
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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 on 11/17/19 at 11:32 pm to TigersSEC2010
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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 on 11/17/19 at 11:34 pm to TigersSEC2010
LBJ said he’d have those you know what’s voting Democrat for 200 years.
Posted on 11/18/19 at 12:58 am to TigersSEC2010
Getting rid of early voting would help solve this issue
Posted on 11/18/19 at 12:59 am to Flats
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Philosophy. Anything stopping you from answering the question?
Republicans prefer to suppress minority votes
Posted on 11/18/19 at 1:02 am to Green Chili Tiger
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advocating for voter suppression?
I'd advocate for whatever it takes to keep scum like JBE out of office.
Posted on 11/18/19 at 1:03 am to The Boat
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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 on 11/18/19 at 1:13 am to LSU316
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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 on 11/18/19 at 2:43 am to bmy
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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 on 11/18/19 at 2:52 am to Green Chili Tiger
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Is there anything stopping Republicans from doing the same thing?
The people that would be bussed have jobs
Posted on 11/18/19 at 5:34 am to TigersSEC2010
Every time I voted this year, there were buses of old white people from old folks homes voting...how is it different?
Posted on 11/18/19 at 5:51 am to bmy
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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 on 11/18/19 at 5:53 am to bmy
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Yet, whites still constitute three-fourths of the electorate
Not in the deep south they don't.
Posted on 11/18/19 at 5:54 am to TigersSEC2010
Why should it be illegal to bring people to the polls?
Posted on 11/18/19 at 5:57 am to TigersSEC2010
serious question - in Louisiana, can I hand someone cash and a “voter guide” if they agree to go vote?
Posted on 11/18/19 at 6:00 am to bmy
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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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