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LonePirate

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4. It's usually in a democracy's best interest if everyone votes. However...

Reply to oldsoftie (Original post)

Mon May 23, 2022, 02:09 PM

May 2022

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I saw some stats over the weekend that Repubs constitute around 55% of the total primary vote in GA so far. If this holds in November, we’re in for a wipeout. Granted, there are no competitive or high profile candidates duking it out on our side unlike on the Republican side. Still, we’re going to need a healthy number of independents to break our way if Republicans are flocking to the polls.

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Early voting in GA up over 150% from 2020. [View all] oldsoftie May 2022 OP

We need a hundred Stacy Abrams in every State. Midnight Writer May 2022 #1

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 uponit7771 May 2022 #5

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 ... I don't know if I "this'd" this post yet so I'm doing it again. uponit7771 May 2022 #6

That's wonderful wryter2000 May 2022 #2

K&R 2naSalit May 2022 #3

It's usually in a democracy's best interest if everyone votes. However... LonePirate May 2022 #4

Um ... I'm part of that Repub primary vote. dawg May 2022 #8

LOL - crossover primary voting's got a grand tradition in the south Bucky May 2022 #10

The insurrectionist candidates can't be allowed anywhere near the levers of power. dawg May 2022 #15

So far its estimated that about 15% are Dems voting in the GOP primary oldsoftie May 2022 #16

A lot of the Democratic races are unopposed, or weakly opposed-- Like Stacey Abrams is a shoo-in. Hoyt May 2022 #13

Apparently Republican voters are much higher than Democrats though Marius25 May 2022 #7

We take a lot of drugs, but we never seem to catch up Bucky May 2022 #12

That is true; however, lot of Democrats are unopposed or weakly opposed. Example, Abrams is shoo-in. Hoyt May 2022 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author FloridaBlues May 2022 #9

Kemp still sucks and will align himself with shithole. .. Lovie777 May 2022 #11

eggscllent. AllaN01Bear May 2022 #17