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2016 Postmortem

vdogg

(1,384 posts) Sun Nov 6, 2016, 05:28 PM Nov 2016

It's probably good that some states don't have early voting.

Think of all the votes that have been locked in based on incorrect information and innuendo. This might actually change my mind on the wisdom of early voting. 🤔

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It's probably good that some states don't have early voting. (Original Post) vdogg Nov 2016 OP

My hunch is that it may have suppressed the vote, not altered it. Garrett78 Nov 2016 #1

Might sway undecideds emulatorloo Nov 2016 #2

Perhaps. Garrett78 Nov 2016 #4

I never want a return to only election day voting, unless maybe... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #3

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

1. My hunch is that it may have suppressed the vote, not altered it.

Reply to vdogg (Original post)

Sun Nov 6, 2016, 05:33 PM

Nov 2016

I think the vast majority of those who have already voted were going to vote the way they voted no matter what.

emulatorloo

(44,120 posts)

2. Might sway undecideds

Reply to Garrett78 (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 6, 2016, 06:01 PM

Nov 2016

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

4. Perhaps.

Reply to emulatorloo (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 6, 2016, 06:34 PM

Nov 2016

I know undecideds supposedly exist, but I'll be damned if I can understand them.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)

3. I never want a return to only election day voting, unless maybe...

Reply to vdogg (Original post)

Sun Nov 6, 2016, 06:05 PM

Nov 2016

... it's a national holiday.

I had a manager who tried to make me work an extra 8 hours (to cover an absent employee) years ago, and it would have disenfranchised me if I hadn't made a major stink about it. Even then, I barely arrived at my precinct on time. I've voted absentee ever since (except this time when I decided to vote early in-person to see the turnout).

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