2018 Midterm Election Thread

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Sin City Vol said:
I would be shocked if this happend. I do wish the republicans would find someone to beat Cruz in the future in Texas. That is the most annoying spineless politician I’ve ever seen. His wife should leave him for the way he just sucks up to DT
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Did yall move from Vegas to Texas?
 
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GAVol said:
Think about how asinine it is that someone would actually sign a different name on an absentee ballot than what they signed on their drivers license or Social Security. It's ludicrous.

Common sense tells you that it's a red flag for voter fraud.
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It could be that they signed one using their middle initial and one without. I admit I sign my name both ways. They could have signed one Ed and the other Edward. Didn't I see where it was less than 200 that fell under the signature mismatch?
 
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luthervol said:
It could be that they signed one using their middle initial and one without. I admit I sign my name both ways. They could have signed one Ed and the other Edward. Didn't I see where it was less than 200 that fell under the signature mismatch?
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That's plausible. The thing is though, if you did something like that, your registration ends up on a pending list and you get a letter giving you 26 months to clear up the discrepancy. In the meantime, you can still vote with an ID.

I just don't see how that does anything other than provide a safeguard.
 
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GAVol said:
That's plausible. The thing is though, if you did something like that, your registration ends up on a pending list and you get a letter giving you 26 months to clear up the discrepancy. In the meantime, you can still vote with an ID.

I just don't see how that does anything other than provide a safeguard.
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That's a great safeguard. To the degree that it's used in that fashion and no one is being denied the right to vote, it's great. To the degree it is being used to intentionally and disproportionately reduce the vote of certain demographics, it's horrible. It certainly seems to have a disproportionate impact.
 
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luthervol said:
That's a great safeguard. To the degree that it's used in that fashion and no one is being denied the right to vote, it's great. To the degree it is being used to intentionally and disproportionately reduce the vote of certain demographics, it's horrible. It certainly seems to have a disproportionate impact.
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so you just go ahead and assume it's the worst case scenario eh?
 
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volinbham said:
so you just go ahead and assume it's the worst case scenario eh?
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Of course not. That would be like accusing them of drawing up nonsensical district lines so they can manipulate the vote in a way to get greater representation than they rightfully deserve.
 
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luthervol said:
That's a great safeguard. To the degree that it's used in that fashion and no one is being denied the right to vote, it's great. To the degree it is being used to intentionally and disproportionately reduce the vote of certain demographics, it's horrible. It certainly seems to have a disproportionate impact.
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What could possibly be disproportional about it? There's a 26 month grace period but into the law so that no one is denied the right to vote Over a mistake.
 
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luthervol said:
Of course not. That would be like accusing them of drawing up nonsensical district lines so they can manipulate the vote in a way to get greater representation than they rightfully deserve.
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Keep your eye on the ball Luther. What's disproportional about a system that seeks to verify voter registration integrity and gives a 2+ year window to fix errors during which a person is still allowed to vote?
 
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luthervol said:
Of course not. That would be like accusing them of drawing up nonsensical district lines so they can manipulate the vote in a way to get greater representation than they rightfully deserve.
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oh right - in addition to being racists, Republicans are the only ones who gerrymander. thank God you're on the case to help us see good (Dem) vs evil (Rep).
 
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GAVol said:
Keep your eye on the ball Luther. What's disproportional about a system that seeks to verify voter registration integrity and gives a 2+ year window to fix errors during which a person is still allowed to vote?
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Q: Who are these 53,000 people whose registrations are on hold?
A: About 80 percent of applicants put on pending status are African-Americans, Latinos and Asian-Americans, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday by civil rights groups. The lawsuit, which demands that pending voters become active voters, alleges that the “exact match” is discriminatory because it disproportionately affects minority groups. The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office said the reason that many of the pending registrations are from minorities is that they were submitted on paper by organizations that specifically sought to register minorities.
 
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luthervol said:
Q: Who are these 53,000 people whose registrations are on hold?
A: About 80 percent of applicants put on pending status are African-Americans, Latinos and Asian-Americans, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday by civil rights groups. The lawsuit, which demands that pending voters become active voters, alleges that the “exact match” is discriminatory because it disproportionately affects minority groups. The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office said the reason that many of the pending registrations are from minorities is that they were submitted on paper by organizations that specifically sought to register minorities.
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typical non-answer. why not answer GA's question directly?
 
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