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20. We are, voter suppression works and is my central theory to why are polling in America

Tue Apr 6, 2021, 05:31 PM

Apr 2021

... is less accurate than it is in some less advanced and third world countries

No other country on the planet currently that is advanced would put up with polling so horrible in the outcomes tilted towards one party for so long

The one factor polling companies do not correctly weight is voter suppression

Overall polling was more accurate during world war II than they are now that's how bad are polling is in America. It's not because Americans have changed or we're worse people in regards to honesty and other countries or our voters are more shy than S Korea or Australia it's because the voter suppression has gotten better here.

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THREAD: 50 Reasons Why Georgia's New Voting Law Really Is That Bad. [View all] Nevilledog Apr 2021 OP

How many times can I Rec this? underpants Apr 2021 #1

If it is true that the voters challenged must show up to a hearing and... Make7 Apr 2021 #2

Law says it's challenger's burden to provide voter unqualified. Law has been on books for years, Hoyt Apr 2021 #8

K&R smirkymonkey Apr 2021 #3

Great Compilation WHITT Apr 2021 #4

Hugh Hewitt took a similar line in a Wash. Post opinion piece. Pinback Apr 2021 #26

Mass challenges works both ways, challenge every single republican vote, tit for tat, for every SWBTATTReg Apr 2021 #5

Mass challenges: two can play that game hvn_nbr_2 Apr 2021 #6

The basic law has been on the books for years. Never heard of a problem, but I suppose Hoyt Apr 2021 #9

So one white True the Vote guy dsc Apr 2021 #12

The County can decide if it has merit. Doubt Fulton County registrars would find that. Now, Hoyt Apr 2021 #14

voters would still have to take a day off work dsc Apr 2021 #19

First chance to read it line by line.... Cheezoholic Apr 2021 #7

Don't like the law, but I think everyone should read it before accepting a few of the things in OP. Hoyt Apr 2021 #10

Overall GA kGQP didn't make it easier to vote in all aspects of voting, that makes this bad no uponit7771 Apr 2021 #13

I agree. In fact, the worst thing is that is gave some credence to trump's lies about election fraud Hoyt Apr 2021 #16

We are, voter suppression works and is my central theory to why are polling in America uponit7771 Apr 2021 #20

Sort of agree, but voter suppression during 1940s was pretty bad -- Poll taxes and literacy tests. Hoyt Apr 2021 #21

Hmmm, interesting .. I wish I had the data on that in the 40s uponit7771 Apr 2021 #25

Fulton Co. has 1M people and runs 70 miles north to south. We get 10 dropoff boxes. TEN. Fuckers CurtEastPoint Apr 2021 #11

Abbot did this in Houston. Looks like drop boxes made all the difference in uponit7771 Apr 2021 #15

Texas Election Code has not allowed drop boxes for a very long time yellowdogintexas Apr 2021 #28

In California Johonny Apr 2021 #18

To be fair, when the Post Office is working right, every mailbox is a drop box. I bet more people Hoyt Apr 2021 #22

Jim meet Crow Johonny Apr 2021 #17

There was no fraud, so there was no reason to pass this law nt EleanorR Apr 2021 #23

Georgia should be bankrupted: Each voter should challenge thousands of others. Hermit-The-Prog Apr 2021 #24

K&R for visibility. crickets Apr 2021 #27