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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Over 150,000 votes stolen in Michigan according to Greg Palast [View all]LenaBaby61
(6,991 posts)36. I fear we will never get rid of rethug control since they control voting in the red states.
"I think the Democratic Party is dead on arrival at this point."
Pretty much true in the bolded.
We can no longer win Red states (As voter disenfranchisement/suppression will be on 'roids under a tRump DOJ/FBI), and let's just say that MANY of the folks who voted for tRump see the error or their ways and turn on him in 2018, and want to vote against him/Rethugs. Well, they won't be able to vote against him nor other thuglicans in 2018 because of voter disenfranchisement. Not only that, WHO will be helping thuglicans win the 2020 General Elections? Will the Russians interfere again, or will it be another foreign government?
Hell, Dems may not win the presidency in MY lifetime. If I'm lucky, I'll live to a ripe old age--75 or maybe 80 (I'm currently 55), and with all of the shenanigans thuglicans will be pulling with voter suppression, and possibly turning the police force into a military branch of the government who may start jailing/arresting protesters that they consider "terrorists," and I could definitely see the Dems not winning the presidency for at least the next 2 election cycles. Same thing for the Senate. On top of that, 99% of the tRump ass-licking, corporate press/media no longer care about truth or about fact--just about advertising buys=$$$$. Yes, Red states Governors/legislators will severely suppress or outright take away their right to remove him/them from office. As I also mentioned, how do we know that Russia or some other foreign entity might not play a role in our next big round of elections favoring the thuglicans?
SMDH, we are SO screwed
Pretty much true in the bolded.
We can no longer win Red states (As voter disenfranchisement/suppression will be on 'roids under a tRump DOJ/FBI), and let's just say that MANY of the folks who voted for tRump see the error or their ways and turn on him in 2018, and want to vote against him/Rethugs. Well, they won't be able to vote against him nor other thuglicans in 2018 because of voter disenfranchisement. Not only that, WHO will be helping thuglicans win the 2020 General Elections? Will the Russians interfere again, or will it be another foreign government?
Hell, Dems may not win the presidency in MY lifetime. If I'm lucky, I'll live to a ripe old age--75 or maybe 80 (I'm currently 55), and with all of the shenanigans thuglicans will be pulling with voter suppression, and possibly turning the police force into a military branch of the government who may start jailing/arresting protesters that they consider "terrorists," and I could definitely see the Dems not winning the presidency for at least the next 2 election cycles. Same thing for the Senate. On top of that, 99% of the tRump ass-licking, corporate press/media no longer care about truth or about fact--just about advertising buys=$$$$. Yes, Red states Governors/legislators will severely suppress or outright take away their right to remove him/them from office. As I also mentioned, how do we know that Russia or some other foreign entity might not play a role in our next big round of elections favoring the thuglicans?
SMDH, we are SO screwed

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Over 150,000 votes stolen in Michigan according to Greg Palast [View all]
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2016
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It happened in Kansas too .... Beth Clarkson has done some good work in the field
Botany
Dec 2016
#4
meh... been there, done that... and we'll probably do it again. sadly. pugs can't win without chea
TheFrenchRazor
Dec 2016
#8
I fear we will never get rid of rethug control since they control voting in the red states
kimbutgar
Dec 2016
#18
yeah, it's crazy and near hopeless, fucking conservative media is the death of us
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2016
#20
I fear we will never get rid of rethug control since they control voting in the red states.
LenaBaby61
Dec 2016
#36
I'm tired of hearing the same shit and we have no leaders in the Democratic party
Baitball Blogger
Dec 2016
#19
The main thing is that we on the left do not vote, the right DEFINITELY wins
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2016
#39
I understand those sentiments... but, that plays right into Rethug's hands. Obama should order an IMMEDIATE investigation and dare Donny Tiny Hands to oppose it!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Dec 2016
#34
The election was rigged, plain and simple. The number of ways is ever growing, it seems.
Coyotl
Dec 2016
#40
they really need to! I'm so freaking tired of Democrats getting kicked around by treasonous
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2016
#42
to put it another way-- without GOP voter suppression, Hillary would have won...
Fast Walker 52
Dec 2016
#43