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NanceGreggs

(27,814 posts)
Thu Apr 1, 2021, 07:51 AM Apr 2021

About the theory that giving food/water to on-line voters ... [View all]

… would ‘influence their votes’, I have a few questions.

How would one know who are the (R) voters and who are the (D) voters before providing them with snacks and beverages?

Why would anyone change their vote based on a bottle of water, knowing that their ballot is cast in secret and no one will ever know that they voted for the candidate their water-provider was against?

Ultimately, why would a political party advance such a theory unless they knew that their party’s voters are stupid enough to actually take such a bullshit theory seriously?

Go figure.


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That's it. Republicans think everybody is as stupid as they are Walleye Apr 2021 #1
And that will be their ultimate undoing. NanceGreggs Apr 2021 #3
I agree. Walleye Apr 2021 #6
seems the restrictions will influence them more... samnsara Apr 2021 #2
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2021 #4
when I lived in FL we were offered coffee janterry Apr 2021 #5
Easy answer: rural voters don't wait in long lines. Only urban voters who tend to be non-white. machoneman Apr 2021 #7
I think that party's voters understand that this is intended to PUNISH the voters in "lower Atticus Apr 2021 #8
I wouldn't discount the cruelty factor Cairycat Apr 2021 #9
Why would online voters even need someone to bring them water? Captain Stern Apr 2021 #10
When the car is running fine multigraincracker Apr 2021 #11
The people with masks on are Democrats. gab13by13 Apr 2021 #12
Exactly. How would you know what party they belonged to? FlyingPiggy Apr 2021 #13
In some places they ban transportation to the polls, other places they welcome it tulipsandroses Apr 2021 #14
GOP wants to discourage turnout in blue districts IronLionZion Apr 2021 #15
Simple deduction: If someone gives water to people waiting in line, they must have empathy William Seger Apr 2021 #16
This entire effort will backfire on Repugs... Jon King Apr 2021 #17
I believe the real reason for this is to get people to give up and leave the line Arazi Apr 2021 #18
Could something be added to HR-1 to address the issue of over long lines? KS Toronado Apr 2021 #19
They know the precinct is more democratic if it is of colour in a greater applegrove Apr 2021 #20
I understand why they're doing it. NanceGreggs Apr 2021 #21
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