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Related: About this forumHow 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
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OldDem2012
(3,526 posts)1. Excellent article...well worth the time to read. nt.
Thekaspervote
(32,754 posts)2. Thx for sharing this the kind of attitude we need around the country
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
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)3. Great! I love that people were there in line drooling to vote!
Kolesar
(31,182 posts)4. The laws broadly suppressed registration, but Team Obama worked hard to get voters registered
Hence, the Republican didn't participate in general.
Don't underestimate the "community organizer". He knows the game.
Fringe
(175 posts)5. Yes, let's make Lemonade!