For those of you that depend on voting Trump out in 2020:

[triron]

Link to tweet

This is only part of their strategy too.

I will anyway of course (democrat). But I am extremely concerned.
If we don't do more to protect our elections it will only cause more confusion and loss of
autonomy.

[Bettie]

1. Shocking...oh, wait, not shocking

not even a little bit.

[ancianita]

29. Still worth knowing. Still important to stay aware of.

[wasupaloopa]

2. How do you suggest we get him out?

Voting is all we have. Voting gives us our only say in who runs the country.

No matter what the other side does we have to vote like our lives depend on it.

[Joe941]

17. start impeachment hearings now

[sarisataka]

19. That gets him out....

How?

[CaptainTruth]

24. They've already started. And unless Trump does something truly horrific...

... Republicans in the Senate won't vote to convict & remove him.

That's reality.

[ancianita]

31. Impeachment Inquiry need not lead to a House vote. But it will reveal new facts to voters and non-

voters.

[Rollo]

56. Presactly!

An impeachment inquiry is entirely appropriate at this time. This administration has shown over and over it can't be trusted to investigate itself. The Dems took back the House, and launching an impeachment inquiry under their authority is the best way to expose Donny's crimes. He will have a far more difficult time stonewalling their subpoenas and tax return requests. Not that he won't try, because he knows just how damaging the information will be to his reign of error.

If he does happen to win re-election (perish the thought), the information gleaned from the inquiry can be used to justify an impeachment vote. If he loses, the need for impeachment is gone, and his fate will probably rest in the hands of New York State.

[triron]

50. Trump already has but Republicans don't care.

[uponit7771]

64. Low poll numbers for him and a thin margin win could mean no certified election

[dalton99a]

3. Republicans cannot win elections without gerrymandering, voter suppression, foreign assistance

from beyond our borders - and blatant lies

[Duppers]

35. Truth! ☝

[mac56]

39. Or, to put it another way:

Republicans cannot win a fair fight.

[ancianita]

61. The absolutely refuse to win a fair fight. They have since Gore. They've been crooked for 20 yrs.

We must never forget that a party that won't win fairly won't legislate or appoint judges fairly. EVER.

They will "play" at the appearance of fairness, never BE fair, only during campaign season.

[TwilightZone]

4. How else do you think we'll get rid of him?

You keep making these odd insinuations about people who believe that we should get rid of Trump in 2020 by voting him out.

What's your brilliant plan to do so otherwise?

Newflash: it isn't impeachment.

If you're trying to discourage people from voting, do so someplace else.

[CaptainTruth]

30. I see a lot of this on Twitter. Impeachment (without conviction) won't remove or stop Trump.

Honestly it seems like some folks must be advocating for something extreme & illegal, because it's the only thing that would meet their demands.

Do we REALLY want to go there?

It makes me shudder.

[questionseverything]

57. i don't see it as discouraging the vote at all

if people realize now about the purges they have time to get signed up again, to defend their right to vote

we have to vote in overwhelming numbers

letting people know about the purges WHILE THEIR IS STILL TIME TO RE REGISTER IS IMPORTANT


the brenan center does excellant work and is always worth paying attention to

[ProfessorPlum]

5. why is anyone allowed to "purge" anyone in this day and age

for death, I can understand it, but wtf is the reason for anything else

[stopdiggin]

8. moving is the big thing

criminal conviction and name changes are also reasonably common

[FakeNoose]

22. They compare drivers license data with voter registration data

If there is any discrepancy between the two files, they assume the drivers license file is correct and therefore the voter registration must be out of date. The out-of-date voter registration gets deleted. Reasons for discrepancies: name difference, address difference, maybe somebody died or failed to renew their license. Maybe you registered to vote as "Bob" Jones but your DL has you as "Robert" Jones. Guess which one they deleted?

The thing we need to understand is that they're doing this to everyone, not just voters who are registered Democrats. However city dwellers are much more likely to have moved in the last 2 years, and they're also more likely to be Dem/liberal voters.

If anyone finds out they've been deleted from voter registration, it's an easy thing to fix. You can re-register online but you'll be asked to show ID the next time you go to vote. I usually have my US passport with me when I vote, just in case. But I haven't been asked to show ID for the last 24 years.

Here's how you can check to make sure you're still registered to vote:
(link) https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/

SCROLL DOWN to your state and enter your info. (Privacy is assured - it's totally safe)

[stopdiggin]

27. THANK YOU !

YES .. important take away .. this is EASY to fix. DON'T be discouraged. You can check your registration or re-register at any time. (#22 has good links). Many states also have "same day" registration that you can do right there at the polls. And in almost all cases, if you DO run into a snafu at the polls, you will be allowed to cast a provisional ballot .. that will be counted after they sort out the confusion. YOU HAVE A RIGHT!

[questionseverything]

58. in states with same day registration it isn't as big a problem but provisional ballots rarely get

counted so that is definitely a last resort

[ancianita]

33. +1000

[connecticut yankee]

6. GET OUT THE VOTE!

Do everything you can. Volunteer for your local Dem. organization. Drive people to the polls on Election Day.

Every little bit helps.

[certainot]

18. destroying the RW radio monopoly got a lot easier with artificial intelligence

which makes it a lot easier, faster, and cheaper to digitize recorded voice and list advertisers of local radio stations - with little listening required - described at republiconradio.org

all democrats have to do to is enough boycotting and protesting of the 88 universities that support 260 limbaugh stations to get the advertising industry's notice. they will have to start asking advertisers if they really want to support trump, global warming, and racism etc.. the ad industry will have to stop bundling clients onto those stations and market demand with break up the artificially propped monopoly.

[brooklynite]

7. Regardless of purging, we won in 2018.

[stopdiggin]

11. yes, but ..

we also lost. expect more (and better) voter suppression, dirty tricks and misinformation. We need to up OUR game too.

[brooklynite]

21. Consider that we now run the Govt in PA, WI and MI...

...If we flip those, and hold Clinton's States, we win.

[stopdiggin]

23. it's certainly encouraging

but let's keep the pressure on .. right on through election eve.
(and I keep on trying to remind people how desperately important those statehouses and down ballot elections are!!)

[lastlib]

28. Do NOT take anything for granted!

Republikan cheating knows no bounds, observes no law. They will stop at nothing to hold or gain power. WE must be willing to run over our own dogs to throw these basturds out.

[Bettie]

43. We don't really run the government in WI

the legislature gave themselves all kinds of powers to ensure that they run the show.

Last I heard, the WI SC upheld all of it.

[brooklynite]

49. But we do conrtol the office of Secretary of State

...and the Elections Commission is split 50-50

[questionseverything]

60. being overly confident in 2016 is how we got into this fucking mess

private venders run the elections in Wisconsin as they do in most states

and their software is proprietary

to vote in overwhelming numbers ,we need to be registered

this op simply reminds people to check that everything is in place

[brooklynite]

63. Applying a "The sky is falling" philosophy is a bad way to get ready.

[questionseverything]

66. so would a russian corporation counting american votes bother u or no?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212337543

[uponit7771]

65. We did not win controlling share in Fl and Ga where hacks happened. State elections are easy hacks

... now.

[The Liberal Lion]

9. I have no faith in the ballot box

[stopdiggin]

13. well, that's .. helpful (nt)

[The Liberal Lion]

52. I think you understood me wrong

I encourage everyone to exercise their right to vote, and I'll be doing the same. However, I believe vote totals were altered in the last election and that the same is going to happen again. You don't have to believe this, I do. Further, I think, even if somehow those vote totals officially show trump having an electoral loss, I don't see that man leaving office peacefully. Again, this is not something I'm asking you to believe or accept nor do I feel it necessary to try to convince you of it. This is, however, the basis from which I operate. Therefore, I have no faith that the ballot box will relieve us of this tyrant, I do have faith, however, he will be removed by means other than the ballot box.

[Aristus]

14. Well, if you don't put your vote into it, no wonder.

Thanks for nothing...

[The Liberal Lion]

48. Oh I'm voting

[triron]

53. I have lost a lot of faith since 2016 happened but I, like you, will vote.

We need to vote in overwhelming numbers and stay together. This Clinton-Sanders-Stein
thing that happened in 2016 better not recur.

[sarisataka]

16. What should we do instead? nt

[The Liberal Lion]

47. That you will have to decide for yourself

But I still advise that you should vote for the candidate of your choice.

[lastlib]

32. I don't ask you to have faith in it, but I do ask...

...that you use it--unless you're voting R, in which case I ask that you get too sick to go out that day.

[The Liberal Lion]

46. Oh I'll vote, no doubt about that

and I'm most certainly voting for the Democrat (except for one, which because of DU rules I will not mention), but the reason I have zero faith is quite simply I do not believe trump won that election. I believe vote totals were actually changed. I have no faith in a fair and honest election, but I still have faith that America will do the right thing.

[progressoid]

10. And it affects every office down ballot as well.

[sarisataka]

12. Well I guess I will skip the election next year

Since this, along with others posts indicating how votes will be manipulated, the election in 2020 is a forgone conclusion. No matter what anyone does Trump will be reelected so why even bother voting.

That is your message, isn't it?

[lunasun]

36. Try to help a voting rights organizations they need from poll watchers at the elections to donating

right now for today
Georgia is an example as a possible 2018 loss to voter manipulation
Yes certainly it can happen in a close race or corrupted area - -imo
Or donate, if you can There are large groups like ACLU or CommonCause or smaller ground level
Like this one
https://movement.vote/funds/black-voter-fund/

[Botany]

15. And 16 million were purged prior to 2016

As per the Brennan Center.

[triron]

54. Fucking unbelievable! How many of these ever found out?

[Botany]

62. FYI

Hillary margin over Trump probably was much greater then 3 million.

https://thinkprogress.org/states-purged-16-million-voters-from-the-rolls-before-the-2016-election-1c5688dcaad7/

States purged more than 16 million voters from the rolls between 2014 and 2016. That number, calculated in a new report published Friday by the Brennan Center for Justice, is a significant increase from previous years and an indication that large numbers of eligible voters are likely being disenfranchised by inaccurate and unlawful voter roll maintenance.

The report comes just a few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Ohio’s voter purge system, clearing the way for more states to move forward with the types of purges that disproportionately impact low-income and minority voters.

For the two years before the 2016 election, the number of purged voters across the county increased 33 percent over the two years before the 2008 presidential election, according to the report. The increase in purged voters was most significant in parts of the country with a history of racial discrimination that, until the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision in 2013, were required to seek pre-approval of changes to their voting laws from the Department of Justice.

The report, which examined purge data submitted to the Election Assistance Commission, found that states historically subject to preclearance were purging voters at a higher rate than other states. If the jurisdictions with a history of discrimination had purged voters at the same rate as other jurisdictions, 2 million fewer voters would have been removed from the rolls from 2012 to 2016.

[Red Pest]

20. GOTV strategy - register and vote

It is easy to find out if you are registered to vote. If you are not registered (never did register or were purged or moved since the last election), then get registered!

Voter suppression only works if we let it work.

[FakeNoose]

37. Some people are unable or unwilling to show ID

... and that's what they have to do after they've re-registered. The Repukes are betting that this voter purging is going to cause at least some Democratic/liberal voters to drop out of eligibility.

Maybe the purged voters won't find out until it's too late to re-register. Or they'll re-register online and not be able to show ID when they vote. Or maybe they'll just skip it altogether because it's a PITA. Not all purged voters will be Democrats, however the bet is that more of them will be Dem/liberal and therefore Repukes win!

We need to counteract this strategy with our own. We need to register as many 18, 19 and 20 years old as possible - they are much more likely to vote with the Democrats. Reach out to women who are genuinely concerned about the sexual assaults and gender discrimination of the GOP - so many women will vote against Chump next year because of it. What about people with young families who are genuinely upset with the caging of children and separating families of immigrants at the border? These people will likely vote against the GOP. What about environmentalists, people who care about public education, science, the humanities, helping the poor and hungry? There are so many people who are motivated to vote AGAINST Chump and the GOP. Maybe they won't join our Party, but that's OK. We have a big tent.

[lunasun]

41. Yes the 18 , 19 are a new generation voting now post 911 and big recession woes . They are not

90s born Millennials and studied as a group Gen Z , they are more interested in politics than the previous young adult group . But that doesn’t necessarily mean all are Dems by far .
The right is on Hs and college campuses with turning point USA and others +$$$$$
This is a big election not just for POTUS
ALSO 11 governor 1/3 0f U.S. Senate , remember the 435 House seats

Besides fighting voter oppression and stealing let’s also get new young voters ready to help stop the destruction of civil rights in this country with their additional votes and actions

[FakeNoose]

45. They don't have to join our Party

They just need to see how evil Chump and the GOP are. We need their votes as soon as possible. That's why we Democrats can't keep arguing over picayune party issues while the governmental house is burning down.

[Alpeduez21]

25. The 2018 election resulted in

what many have called a blue wave. Lesson learned? GET OUT THE VOTE!!

[lunasun]

26. That is why we do not need voting rights

They just get in the way

[edhopper]

34. Roberts knew this when he killed

the Voting Rights Act. His arguments were senseless, but he knew it would keep the GOP in power.

[dalton99a]

40. Yep, and now his 5-4 rubber stamp on gerrymandering

[edhopper]

59. With an even more idiotic

argument that has nothing to do with the Constitution.

[BigDemVoter]

38. I had the total of misfortune of spending 3 years in

Arkansas from 2012-2015. . . Sorry to any Arkansans on here, but it was really quite awful.

To start with, I supposedly registered to vote at a DMV where I registered upon arrival in Little Rock, the biggest city in the state.
The DMV just so happened to be in a neighborhood with a heavily African American population, so one can infer that most voters in that neighborhood were Obama supporters.

I registered in June 2012 and then checked the status of my registration in September 2012, as I had not received my voter registration card. I was informed then that all voters who had registered to vote at that particular DMV had been "disqualified" as "proper instructions" on registering voters had not been given to the person who registered voters. I asked what that might be, and evidently the person registering voters had failed to ask us if we were of "sound mind" when we registered thus nullifying our registration and thus our ability to vote for Obama.

It was only after phoning a voters' rights organization that we were allowed to vote. It was more than infuriating to be told by some foolish, lying redneck that this particular DMV hadn't been targeted for its demographics. Yeah, right. All I can say is that i am glad as FUCK I don't live there anymore.

[Backseat Driver]

42. I've had to update my driver's license

three times in 6 months in order to assure my right to vote in the past because of ID requirements. They also claimed I did not return a notice of polling place as requested so I had to vote provisionally. I may have requested an Absentee Ballot that year though I can't seem to remember. Now I check my registration status at least once every month or two.

The big question for me now is if I want to wait until the expiration of my current photo ID drivers license at which time I'll need verification paperwork to get the new and improved version or to go get that new and improved "verified" version voluntarily before the license expires before the election. Either way, they now mail the new photo-ID license, whether the improved version which is available or just a replacement of the less advanced license - No on-the-spot licenses are presented at the DMV anymore. Mail service being what it has been in our complex of residency, I use Informed Delivery. Still haven't received an important mailing three days after it was scanned in this City/State that elected that oompaloompa and only one Dem senator to Congress. Hmmmm...

[Kaiserguy]

44. This is 2019

We have a year to address this and get our people back on the voter rolls. We have enough time if we get to work on it now. The question is will we get to work on it or spend our time wring our hands and doing nothing. With all the extra candidates we have running they should be working on this now or at least after they drop out put their staff to work on it. The DNC should already be aware of this problem and be addressing it. Are they?

[Hoyt]

55. Get people to check their registration. If not registered, get registered.

People who have not voted in last one or two elections or have moved are the most likely to be removed from the voter rolls.

Even in my red state, you have to go 7 years without voting and answering at least one inquiry from the election board, to be removed in a particular district. Of course, most people purged simply moved and reregistered in another district, and didn't notify their previous district.