Long lines for early voting in Ohio and Florida this weekend

[KeepItReal]

Source: Examiner.com

As of Sunday, 27 million American have voted early in 34 states. This is more than in 2008. There were exceptionally long lines for early voting in Florida and Ohio this weekend. Some voters waited in line 9 hours on Sunday to vote. This is occurring because Republican drastically reduced the hours of early voting in those two states.

In Ohio, the Republican Secretary of State, John Husted, allowed early voting only in Republican counties, but not in Democratic counties. The Obama campaign and other plaintiffs sued to reinstate early voting everywhere. Two federal courts agreed and ruled that Ohio must reinstate early voting. The Supreme Court refused to overturn the Appeals Court, so Husted was ordered to restore early voting. He did, but only for a few hours a day.

In Florida, the state’s Republican governor cut early voting hours as well. He reduced the days almost by half. What the governors of both states wanted to do was suppress Sunday voting by African-Americans who traditionally vote after Sunday services. It didn’t work. In both states, after-church voting was back to 2008 levels.

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In 2008, Obama won the election during early voting. Exit polls show he lost among people who voted on Election Day itself. This year, Republicans learned a lesson. They mobilized to get their voters out early as well. More Democrats than Republicans have voted early in all the battleground states except Colorado where Republicans have a slight edge. Sunday’s turnout in Florida and Ohio clearly favors the President.

Read more: http://www.examiner.com/article/long-lines-for-early-voting-ohio-and-florida-this-weekend

[Iliyah]

1. Yeah, but the GOPpers are pissing off a lot of their

own base wherein they may not vote or vote another way. A lot of GOPpers see how blatant this voter suppression bullshit is and don't like it at all.

[Dubster]

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[Grins]

3. Long lines in Florida...!

That bothers me. The elderly at home may look at those lines with multi-hour wait times and just say "'ferget it."

[Iliyah]

4. I would think that would hurt the GOPpers

since they rely heavily on the Senior votes.

[kwenu]

5. Prediction: Florida will be an utter mess...AGAIN!

I just hope Ohio comes through convincingly so the Republicans can't tinker with the process there too!

[LaPera]

6. Why don't republicans just go live in one party countries like Iran, Pakistan, etc.

So many of us are truly disgusted by Ohio and Florida voter suppression as we all should be by the republicans - Republican Rick Scott & the Ohio Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted stopping & suppressing democrats voting any way they can to keep democrats from voting doing so in many different ways using very slimy tactics in doing so and republicans think this is okay - How could keeping Americans from voting be a good thing?

Republicans want just want party - the republican party, one government dictating over all the people , a elitist oligarchy. -

Then why don't republicans just go live in one party countries like Iran, Pakistan, etc.... and other country's, with only one party dictatorship ruled by the rich and elitist class.....Republicans don't seem to believe nor understand what a democracy is and FAIR voting for ALL is the number thing that make a strong democracy - Republican don't seem to care about democracy - just getting their way any way they can, lying cheating & distorting facts to steal election.

Shameless & pitiful to say the very least.

[kerouac2]

7. Wonder what percent of people don't vote or walk away from line...

I can only imagine that there are tens of thousands of people staying home because they just aren't up for the lines. I hope we were able to motivate more of our people to vote absentee. It seems as though the republicans rely on making in-person and early voting hard/impossible while pushing absentee ballots to their base...