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Ilsa

(61,694 posts) Wed Nov 7, 2018, 08:14 AM Nov 2018

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I can accept our candidates losing an honest race.

But Brian Kemp in Georgia engineered his win by starting early on voter purges, using Kobach ideas on exact name match, tossing ballots due to handwriting not "matching," closing polling sites in minority areas, providing bogus information, and gladly employing racism.

Fuck him. I hope his tenure in office lands him in prison.

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I can accept our candidates losing an honest race. (Original Post) Ilsa Nov 2018 OP

Fuck him for doing it. fuck us for allowing it. Chickensoup Nov 2018 #1

Our GA friends got work to do BBG Nov 2018 #2

Just demoralizing Brainstormy Nov 2018 #3

She hasnt conceded yet. Crutchez_CuiBono Nov 2018 #4

I still have a smidgeon of hope. Ilsa Nov 2018 #6

Me too. Crutchez_CuiBono Nov 2018 #7

K&R, their shit is never on the up and up uponit7771 Nov 2018 #5

There is a good chance this race will go to a runoff. GoCubsGo Nov 2018 #8

I'm hoping for a runoff, Ilsa Nov 2018 #9

Regardless of what happens, it's going to be audited anyway. GoCubsGo Nov 2018 #10

How do we fix this shit in EVERY state? smirkymonkey Nov 2018 #11

Chickensoup

(650 posts)

1. Fuck him for doing it. fuck us for allowing it.

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 08:17 AM

Nov 2018

BBG

(2,534 posts)

2. Our GA friends got work to do

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 08:18 AM

Nov 2018

Fixing their broken election systems and their Stone Mountain overt and covert racism.

Brainstormy

(2,380 posts)

3. Just demoralizing

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 08:20 AM

Nov 2018

I'm so bummed I can hardly breathe.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

4. She hasnt conceded yet.

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 08:24 AM

Nov 2018

Keep your chin up.

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)

6. I still have a smidgeon of hope.

Reply to Crutchez_CuiBono (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 08:26 AM

Nov 2018

I just hate anti-democracy cheaters, that's all.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

7. Me too.

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 08:27 AM

Nov 2018

uponit7771

(90,335 posts)

5. K&R, their shit is never on the up and up

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 08:25 AM

Nov 2018

GoCubsGo

(32,079 posts)

8. There is a good chance this race will go to a runoff.

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 08:51 AM

Nov 2018

Perhaps there is a chance to mitigate some of the ratfucking before it happens.

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)

9. I'm hoping for a runoff,

Reply to GoCubsGo (Reply #8)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 09:37 AM

Nov 2018

and more attention, nationally, to the voter suppression tactics and disenfranchisement.

GoCubsGo

(32,079 posts)

10. Regardless of what happens, it's going to be audited anyway.

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #9)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 10:53 AM

Nov 2018

Also, I think the NCAAP has lawsuit ready and waiting. Hopefully, Kemp wont get away it it.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

11. How do we fix this shit in EVERY state?

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 10:57 AM

Nov 2018

We know they cheat. Why can't we stop it for good? There needs to be more oversight. Right now though, GA should be the focus.

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