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Skwmom

(12,685 posts)
Fri Jun 10, 2016, 09:39 PM Jun 2016

If you had your voter registration changed without your knowledge and were unable to vote

in the primary, how enthusiastic would you be to vote in November (especially if your candidate didn't become the nominee)?

Oh, the law of unintended consequences.... Kind of like blowing up Libya and not thinking about the aftermath...

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La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts)
1. due to my not being a paranoid person, i would recognize that the democratic nominee
Fri Jun 10, 2016, 09:42 PM
Jun 2016

is not responsible for voting irregularities, so i would continue on my merry path to vote for her in november

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)
3. Editorial: Something smells in the Democratic Party
Fri Jun 10, 2016, 09:47 PM
Jun 2016


Once again the world is laughing at Iowa. Late-night comedians and social media mavens are having a field day with jokes about missing caucus goers and coin flips.

That’s fine. We can take ribbing over our quirky process. But what we can’t stomach is even the whiff of impropriety or error.

What happened Monday night at the Democratic caucuses was a debacle, period. Democracy, particularly at the local party level, can be slow, messy and obscure. But the refusal to undergo scrutiny or allow for an appeal reeks of autocracy.

The Iowa Democratic Party must act quickly to assure the accuracy of the caucus results, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

And so it began...

No paranoia required.

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/caucus/2016/02/03/editorial-something-smells-democratic-party/79777580/
 

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)
5. I'm a pragmatic....unyielding...devotee; and I'm paranoid
Fri Jun 10, 2016, 09:50 PM
Jun 2016

Or....perhaps...a major cynic

Sure am tired of the bull chit

 

peace13

(11,076 posts)
4. ....until they came for me, errrrr my vote.
Fri Jun 10, 2016, 09:48 PM
Jun 2016

Good luck just sacheting up to cast your Dem vote. You do know that thr R's are the Kings of vote stealing don't you! You will be lucky to cast one that counts. I'm sure you will take it in stride on your merry path!

 

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)
6. I think the GOP is overjoyed about its options
Fri Jun 10, 2016, 09:52 PM
Jun 2016

Koch brother donatio s are a coming

And plans are a brewing (including summit ones)

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
7. I'm surprised ...
Fri Jun 10, 2016, 09:54 PM
Jun 2016

I half expected st lrSt 50 posters to tell their tale of having their registration flipped ... After all DU was the Mecca for Obamacare victims!

Tarc

(10,476 posts)
8. "Spontaneous registration changing" is about as overblown a myth as
Fri Jun 10, 2016, 10:01 PM
Jun 2016

the Republicans "voter IDs are needed to prevent fraud".

Nice potshot at Libya, but we're all...especially the Libyan people...are better off without a murderous, terrorist-financing Khadaffi running the show.

FSogol

(45,481 posts)
11. Or register for the correct party the first time and not play games of
Fri Jun 10, 2016, 10:49 PM
Jun 2016

changing back and forth.

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
10. I always vote. I would look at the Republican and Democrat and vote for the one that best matches my
Fri Jun 10, 2016, 10:09 PM
Jun 2016

interests as a voter. I will guarantee that will not be Trump or any Republican.

Of course, I am dubious of these claims. If it happened I would do exactly as I described.

I always vote. It is a responsibility of citizenship in this country.

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