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ThoughtCriminal

(14,049 posts)
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 04:30 PM Mar 2020

One other thing that is going to be affected: the 2020 Census

In 2010, the Republicans went out of their way to sabotage an accurate Census count, knowing that accurate enumeration in urban and high minority communities would affect the apportionment of representatives and the electoral college.

Now we have an added problem - taking a Census during a pandemic.


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One other thing that is going to be affected: the 2020 Census (Original Post) ThoughtCriminal Mar 2020 OP
There can be a remedy if we get a new admin... 2naSalit Mar 2020 #1
Can fill it out online or Bluethroughu Mar 2020 #2
I sent mine in last week. Name, age, date of birth, sex, race doc03 Mar 2020 #3

2naSalit

(86,794 posts)
1. There can be a remedy if we get a new admin...
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 04:47 PM
Mar 2020

The census count is based on a single day, April 1st of every census year. So the information on the questionnaire is relative to who was living where on 4/1/2020. That data can be collected at a later date. It will be cumbersome and costly but that could be remedied by recollecting the data, especially since these assclowns were so intent on trashing it, their data can't exactly be trusted.

All s not lost there, time and some money, yeah, but that could be the extent of it if we throw these idiots out.

Bluethroughu

(5,201 posts)
2. Can fill it out online or
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 04:48 PM
Mar 2020

Enumerating can be done through storm doors, or at a safe distance...we want nothing to stop the counting of the popluation.

doc03

(35,378 posts)
3. I sent mine in last week. Name, age, date of birth, sex, race
Mon Mar 16, 2020, 04:57 PM
Mar 2020

and country of origin. I am a white mongrel so I put European.

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