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Mr.Bill

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7. There is no way to absolutely verify

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Nov 6, 2021, 05:29 PM

Nov 2021

the race of the person who filled out a ballot. Think about it. Did you write your race on the ballot you filled out? Once you drop your ballot in the box, it becomes anonymous. The only way you can put a number on what race voted for who is exit polling, and those numbers, as with all polling, are dubious.

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Youngkin won a higher % of non-white votes than any GOP statewide nominee since Holton/Coleman [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 OP

Demographics are shifting gipper66 Nov 2021 #1

Yeah, but the Republican base is racist CivicGrief Nov 2021 #2

Take away 35 percent from anybody, and he can't win. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 #3

So, the white supremacists gave Youngkin the win. CivicGrief Nov 2021 #4

Haven't seen this data anywhere else. rogue emissary Nov 2021 #5

I'm hoping I can find some sort of verification. Thanks. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 #6

There is no way to absolutely verify Mr.Bill Nov 2021 #7