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In reply to the discussion: If anyone had any doubts what kind of person Glenn Greenwald is, this should settle it [View all]SunSeeker
(51,791 posts)35. Literally every line in that tweet is a lie.
Mail-in ballots are not new or opaque. It has always taken weeks to count ballots. The media doesn't decide elections...just calls when they think the tally is outside the margin of error. Concession does not matter...it is just the decent thing to do.
In California, absentee voting has been around for many decades, and every election a higher percentage of voters avail themselves of it. We count every vote postmarked on Election Day as long as they arrive within a week. We believe in enfranchising voters.
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If anyone had any doubts what kind of person Glenn Greenwald is, this should settle it [View all]
JohnSJ
Nov 2022
OP
Say what? What extremes on the left are you equating with the mainstream Republican.
LakeArenal
Nov 2022
#10
And what extreme views of theirs come anywhere close to Republican insurrectionist.
LakeArenal
Nov 2022
#38
Overlap is rare, but it happens. A prime current example is the Russia-Ukraine thing.
Sky Jewels
Nov 2022
#18
That's something that can be changed. Since in many places mail-in ballots are the main way to vote,
panader0
Nov 2022
#25
Unfortunately, a significant number of DUers were pushing his anti-Hillary views. n/t
pnwmom
Nov 2022
#29
He's highly-trained and manipulative. And no one here should ever think he's an ally.
pnwmom
Nov 2022
#30
What a dipshit. Elections only produce "fast" results when it's a lop-sided win.
Mr.Mystery
Nov 2022
#51