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2016 Postmortem

karynnj

(59,503 posts)

3. This should never happen

Reply to damnedifIknow (Original post)

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 02:13 PM

Jan 2013

This time, though it disenfranchised 200 K voters, Obama still won the state and did not even need the state for re-election. The same thing happened in Ohio 2004 - and that changed history. With no long lines, Kerry would have pulled off an upset that few thought possible -- against the concerted efforts of the media and parts of the Catholic church - in spite of gay marriage being used as a wedge issue.

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Report: Long lines cost Fla. 200K votes [View all] damnedifIknow Jan 2013 OP

Some election officials need to go to prison Bjorn Against Jan 2013 #1

+1 Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #5

that is completely against Democracy samsingh Jan 2013 #2

This should never happen karynnj Jan 2013 #3

Mission accomplished for Rick Scott and the Florida Republicans. Cali_Democrat Jan 2013 #4

It may have backfired quaker bill Jan 2013 #6

K&R Cha Jan 2013 #7

I wonder how many of them were republican?? Good Work Governor. Filibuster Harry Jan 2013 #8