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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 07:24 PM
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What if Democrats decided to get into the voter suppression business?
Edited on Tue Feb-08-05 07:24 PM by bluestateguy
Perhaps it's time for Democrats to rethink their election strategy of always trying to expand the electorate: registering more voters, making it easier for people to vote through absentee and early voting and flexible interpretations of election laws.

What if Democratic secretaries of state got their states wired up to computerized voting machines and rigged elections?

What if Democrats took advantage of state laws that allow poll challengers? Rather then playing defense by stationing Democratic challengers to observe the Republican challengers in Democratic precincts, the Democrats could send challengers to lily white exurbs to challenge the mostly Republican voters in those precincts. Just to make them mad, the challengers should be black or Hispanic.

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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 07:25 PM
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1. Then the entire country is screwed.....
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cestpaspossible Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 07:30 PM
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2. The ends justify the means?
No thank you.
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sendero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 07:35 PM
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3. I think we should announce..
.... that the polling places in Rep districts are haunted by demons, devils, and satan himself.

Cause in effect, they are.
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 07:37 PM
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4. Or
Post flyers in Republican neighborhoods that say the following:

"Make sure your credit cards and country club dues are paid off in full or you will not be allowed to vote".
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