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Guitarzz

(105 posts)
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 03:50 PM Oct 2012

How the GOP’s Voter Suppression Laws May Have Inadvertently Cost Them Florida

“When the Republicans in the state passed the new voting laws, we discovered that they took away that Sunday right before the election,” says Curry. “What we decided to do was view that as them giving us a lemon. We can be sour, we can moan and groan about it, or we can do something. We can make lemonade."

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/10/florida_voter_suppression_republican_efforts_to_discourage_turnout_in_florida.html

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How the GOP’s Voter Suppression Laws May Have Inadvertently Cost Them Florida (Original Post) Guitarzz Oct 2012 OP
Excellent article...well worth the time to read. nt. OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #1
Thx for sharing this the kind of attitude we need around the country Thekaspervote Oct 2012 #2
Great! I love that people were there in line drooling to vote! flamingdem Oct 2012 #3
The laws broadly suppressed registration, but Team Obama worked hard to get voters registered Kolesar Oct 2012 #4
Yes, let's make Lemonade! Fringe Oct 2012 #5

Thekaspervote

(32,754 posts)
2. Thx for sharing this the kind of attitude we need around the country
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 04:57 PM
Oct 2012

Thye wanna go right, we'll go left. Throw us a curve ball, we'll just duck. When we unite we are strong!! Go dems go dems go dems go dems

Kolesar

(31,182 posts)
4. The laws broadly suppressed registration, but Team Obama worked hard to get voters registered
Sat Oct 27, 2012, 05:06 PM
Oct 2012

Hence, the Republican didn't participate in general.
Don't underestimate the "community organizer". He knows the game.

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