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WillParkinson

(16,862 posts) Mon Nov 7, 2016, 02:30 PM Nov 2016

NORTH CAROLINA: State GOP Issues Press Release Bragging About Success In Suppressing Minority Vote

Stay classy North Carolina.

http://www.joemygod.com/2016/11/07/north-carolina-state-gop-issues-press-release-bragging-about-success-in-suppressing-minority-voters/

“African American Early Voting is down 8.5% from this time in 2012.” Via Daily Kos:
This morning, the NC GOP sent out a press release bragging about how successful the state party has been in suppressing the vote. As a reminder, the state “surgically” slashed the early voting methods used by most often by African Americans — including eliminating “Souls to the Polls Sunday” and radically reducing the number of early voting locations.

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NORTH CAROLINA: State GOP Issues Press Release Bragging About Success In Suppressing Minority Vote (Original Post) WillParkinson Nov 2016 OP

Well, let's hope they get a rude awakening tomorrow! manicraven Nov 2016 #1

The DOJ need to go after the GOP asap over voting rights violation awake Nov 2016 #2

I cant believe these toadies have the nads TheDebbieDee Nov 2016 #3

this should be a felony in a democracy. spanone Nov 2016 #5

+1, it is unless the FBI head is a partisan asshole uponit7771 Nov 2016 #15

"Some of my best friends are black, but would you want them to vote?" struggle4progress Nov 2016 #7

I'd like to grab that smug little ass-wipe Johnny "Apple-Cheeks" Roberts ... 11 Bravo Nov 2016 #8

Early voting for whites up 22%, blacks down kwolf68 Nov 2016 #9

DOJ is sending x4 election officials to North Carolina Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #10

Confessed to a crime? bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 #13

A caller to Thom Hartmann in the first hour reported Ilsa Nov 2016 #14

Are they admitting...... Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2016 #16

shh. publicans always get away CHEATING. pansypoo53219 Nov 2016 #18

manicraven

(901 posts)

1. Well, let's hope they get a rude awakening tomorrow!

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Mon Nov 7, 2016, 02:32 PM

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awake

(3,226 posts)

2. The DOJ need to go after the GOP asap over voting rights violation

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Mon Nov 7, 2016, 02:35 PM

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TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)

3. I cant believe these toadies have the nads

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Mon Nov 7, 2016, 02:36 PM

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To boast about this!

spanone

(135,823 posts)

5. this should be a felony in a democracy.

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Mon Nov 7, 2016, 02:42 PM

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uponit7771

(90,335 posts)

15. +1, it is unless the FBI head is a partisan asshole

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Mon Nov 7, 2016, 05:45 PM

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struggle4progress

(118,278 posts)

7. "Some of my best friends are black, but would you want them to vote?"

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Mon Nov 7, 2016, 02:48 PM

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11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)

8. I'd like to grab that smug little ass-wipe Johnny "Apple-Cheeks" Roberts ...

Reply to WillParkinson (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 04:09 PM

Nov 2016

and tattoo that press release on his nut sack.

kwolf68

(7,365 posts)

9. Early voting for whites up 22%, blacks down

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Mon Nov 7, 2016, 04:13 PM

Nov 2016

North Carolina will go Drumpf tomorrow I think.

Something should have been done about this before the day before the election.

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)

10. DOJ is sending x4 election officials to North Carolina

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Mon Nov 7, 2016, 04:53 PM

Nov 2016

to 4 different counties. They are under watch by the DOJ. That says something!

bucolic_frolic

(43,128 posts)

13. Confessed to a crime?

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Mon Nov 7, 2016, 05:22 PM

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Don't hold back guys, the catharsis will be good for us.

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)

14. A caller to Thom Hartmann in the first hour reported

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Mon Nov 7, 2016, 05:36 PM

Nov 2016

that she was notified by mail on Saturday that their polling location had been changed at the last minute. The new location is much less convenient, creating more hassles for anyone driving to the polls and parking. Of course it was deliberate.