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deminks

(11,006 posts)
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 07:39 AM Oct 2016

“‘We have three major voter suppression operations underway,’

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign-voter-suppression.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Donald J. Trump’s campaign set off a wave of concern about its tactics on Thursday after a senior campaign official was quoted describing a sophisticated “voter suppression” effort, a term that usually connotes aggressive attempts to keep people from polling places.

The anxiety among Republicans outside the Trump campaign was set off by a report in Businessweek in which the unidentified official used the term to describe the team’s approach to three core groups of Hillary Clinton’s supporters.

The report came after weeks of diatribes from Mr. Trump questioning the basic integrity of the election. At a rally on Thursday afternoon, he joked that the election should be called off and he should be crowned the winner.

“‘We have three major voter suppression operations underway,’ says a senior official,” the Businessweek report said. “They’re aimed at three groups Clinton needs to win overwhelmingly: idealistic white liberals, young women, and African-Americans.”

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“‘We have three major voter suppression operations underway,’ (Original Post) deminks Oct 2016 OP
Is that legal? kentuck Oct 2016 #1
"These are people who claim to love America but clearly can't stand Americans." A HERETIC I AM Oct 2016 #2
Spot on! CrispyQ Oct 2016 #5
They could be that thick to divulge that info but then OnDoutside Oct 2016 #3
LOL, their big suppression operation is a joke anyway and will never work. Ligyron Oct 2016 #4

A HERETIC I AM

(24,320 posts)
2. "These are people who claim to love America but clearly can't stand Americans."
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 07:56 AM
Oct 2016

- Annette Bening in the movie "The American President"

OnDoutside

(19,908 posts)
3. They could be that thick to divulge that info but then
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 08:14 AM
Oct 2016

Robbie Mook is hardly rocking in his chair with surprise that they would be up to this.

Ligyron

(7,592 posts)
4. LOL, their big suppression operation is a joke anyway and will never work.
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 08:31 AM
Oct 2016

Bring up Bernie (who now wholeheartedly supports Hillary) to discourage white liberals, Bill Clinton's alleged sex-partners to turn off young women and telling AA's they are poorly educated, live hell and will be shot while attempting to buy bread.

Brilliant! Checkmate libtards!

Like he says: may as well just call off the election and anoint him right now.

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