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In reply to the discussion: BUSTED? Why the numbers behind Mitch McConnell's re-election don't add up [View all]Blue Owl
(50,647 posts)66. INVESTIGATION TIME
There is no logical reason someone like Mitch, who screws over the average American left, right, and sideways, would get anyone's vote. It makes no sense.
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BUSTED? Why the numbers behind Mitch McConnell's re-election don't add up [View all]
UCmeNdc
Dec 2020
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Does Mitch seem like the kind of guy to leave his hold on power up to the whims of voters? nt
Irish_Dem
Dec 2020
#2
Exactly -- which, if one applies the same principle to GA, Perdue's refusal to debate
diva77
Dec 2020
#51
Exactly, that accepting attitude needs to change, Democrats need to fight back, and hard
Escurumbele
Dec 2020
#8
We have paper ballots in my county, but they're scanned electronically.
Hermit-The-Prog
Dec 2020
#34
Elections haven't been close to exit polling since the 'Help America Vote' bullshit.
Hermit-The-Prog
Dec 2020
#47
Someone could have called for an audit in the county with the weirdest count.
LiberalArkie
Dec 2020
#43
The Republican death cult screams about voter fraud to forestall discovery of their election fraud.
Hermit-The-Prog
Dec 2020
#46
Exactly. 2020 is most balanced election in history -- a chunk of both parties think it was rigged.
Hoyt
Dec 2020
#60
Mitch has 39 percent approval rating but received 58 percent of the votes
questionseverything
Dec 2020
#67
To be fair, the Breathitt County population data is one reason you "purge" voter rolls. Because
Hoyt
Dec 2020
#5
You have another explanation, other than some conspiracy theory? It's clear, population has been
Hoyt
Dec 2020
#59
Yes, and we also can't discount "political illiteracy", as I like to call it.
Progressive Jones
Dec 2020
#80
Here's a great twitter thread I saw back right after https://twitter.com/GrassrootsSpeathe election.
intheflow
Dec 2020
#14
they who accuse first seem to avoid suspicion. I wish we could learn how to fight with the right
NRaleighLiberal
Dec 2020
#25
It's why Republicans claim fraud when they lose: "We were cheating! How could they beat us??"
Beartracks
Dec 2020
#31
that is what real election fraud/theft looks like and note it helped trump too
LymphocyteLover
Dec 2020
#45
this is why Republicans keep governing like they don't have to worry about getting voted out
LymphocyteLover
Dec 2020
#50
This is one of the reasons why Trump and his lackeys are screaming voter fraud so loud
blue-wave
Dec 2020
#54
i do not doubt this for a second - projection, the first rule Roy Cohn taught Trump, and one that...
ecdab
Dec 2020
#55
And they keep using Projection because it keeps working against Democrats
LiberalLovinLug
Dec 2020
#84
I saw this before, tried to confirm by internet search and found NOTHING. Think about that
PatrickforO
Dec 2020
#79