Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Kornacki just discussed some scary polling on Morning Joe [View all]LenaBaby61
(6,972 posts)NOT shocked.
Tell you what though, and it's something we've known about since 2016 and it's that we STILL don't have fair elections right here in the good old USA. THAT'S the bottom line.
We know what to expect from thuglicans and MoscowMitch ie: gerrymandering, "new" voter laws where only registered gun-owners can vote, and where students CAN'T vote even though they have valid student ID cards. Cross-check will show up again, and of course thuglicans have other voter-suppression surprises/tactics they'll be throwing @ the Democratic electorate in 2020. I have a friend who said let's just overwhelm them at the polls in November. Okay, even if that does happen at the polls this next fall, you don't think that 'they' know how to adjust with "new" cheating measures? You know, killing off/adding enough thuglican votes so that Fascist-in-chief could squeak through again to another controversial/tainted GE victory.
Finally, we have tRump's buddies the ruskies still out here of course planning on doing 'something' to help their fat treasonous asset back into the Oval Office--that's a given. But, do we know who else could possible interfere into our elections? WHAT could that country do in this NEXT General Election if they choose to or are forced to meddle because fatso threatens them or is in cahoots with them? I'm sure the ruskies WILL have a 50-state strategy planned for this next time around also for us here in this country. But what could another country do to us this time around in 2020, mess with our old, out-dated electrical grids? Wipe all of the folks votes off the voter rolls even if we DO come out en mass to vote their fat asset out of office?
Russia May Not Be the Only Threat to U.S. Elections in 2020.
BY ERIC TUCKER / AP OCTOBER 30, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) Russia interfered in the 2016 election and may try to sway next years vote as well. But its not the only nation with an eye on U.S. politics.
American officials sounding the alarm about foreign efforts to disrupt the 2020 election include multiple countries in that warning. Concerns abound not only about possible hacking of campaigns, but also about the spread of disinformation on social media and potential efforts to breach voting databases and even alter votes.
The anxiety goes beyond the possibility that U.S. adversaries could directly affect election results: The mere hint of foreign meddling could undermine public confidence in vote tallies a worrisome possibility in a tight election.
Unfortunately, its not just Russia anymore. In particular, China, Iran, a couple of others, studied what the Russians did in 2016, said James Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
https://time.com/5713739/us-election-threats-2020/
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden