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sidwill Donating Member (975 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 08:13 PM
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Will the Clinton machine attempt to
supress the vote in St. Louis like the Repukes have done the last two elections?
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truedelphi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 08:14 PM
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1. Can you explain a bit - I'm not familiar with
Edited on Sat Jan-26-08 08:15 PM by truedelphi
What has gone down in St Louis, voting wise.
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sidwill Donating Member (975 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 08:16 PM
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2. Voter challenges, insufficient infrastructure,
long lines, early poll closings etc... you know, the typical voter suppression playbook.
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EmperorHasNoClothes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 08:21 PM
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5. And the city of St. Louis is heavily AA
The white population is concentrated mainly in the surrounding suburbs.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 08:16 PM
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3. Well, there's a leading question.
Let me guess: If Democrats haven't done it before, there's no reason to believe Democrats will do it now.
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Frances Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 08:18 PM
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4. Please don't alienate Hillary supporters
Obama has a very good chance of winning the Dem nomination.

He will need all the support he can get from those presently supporting other candidates in the Dem primaries when it's time for the general election.

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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 08:22 PM
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6. ah
the bullshit flamebait never stops.

There was a time when these things got locked.
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sidwill Donating Member (975 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 09:59 PM
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7. I want to apologize
Sorry, my emotions got the better of me. I will edit.
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sidwill Donating Member (975 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-26-08 10:01 PM
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8. Too late to edit
I just want to say I will support whoever the nominee is including Hillary and I want to apologize for starting this thread.

maybe a mod can scrub my initial post.
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