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ProudLib72

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5. Rolling Stone's article by Palast
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 07:43 PM
Jul 2017
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/the-gops-stealth-war-against-voters-w435890

Here is the quote that gets me:

We had Mark Swedlund, a database expert whose clients include eBay and American Express, look at the data from Georgia and Virginia, and he was shocked by Crosscheck's "childish methodology." He added, "God forbid your name is Garcia, of which there are 858,000 in the U.S., and your first name is Joseph or Jose. You're probably suspected of voting in 27 states."

This inherent bias results in an astonishing one in six Hispanics, one in seven Asian-Americans and one in nine African-Americans in Crosscheck states landing on the list. Was the program designed to target voters of color? "I'm a data guy," Swedlund says. "I can't tell you what the intent was. I can only tell you what the outcome is. And the outcome is discriminatory against minorities."

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NEVER my president! BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #1
I think if all states had same day voter registration, we'd have less of these kind of problems. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Jul 2017 #2
Yes it is. brer cat Jul 2017 #3
K&R betsuni Jul 2017 #4
Rolling Stone's article by Palast ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #5
the glaring deficiency of the democratic party. mopinko Jul 2017 #6
Why blame the Democrats when you can blame Obama? L. Coyote Jul 2017 #8
well besides not setting things on fire about it, mopinko Jul 2017 #9
Who was taken off the rolls and asked to get back on? L. Coyote Jul 2017 #11
And that ain't all. Ernest Partridge Jul 2017 #7
Cite? I'd love to share sharedvalues Jul 2017 #13
Pennsylvania - I think something illegal went on there. Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #15
Regarding your last line Sambo's was disbanded years ago-you'll have to eat at Denny's. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2017 #16
Bookmarked. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2017 #10
K&R liberalla Jul 2017 #12
Yep. cilla4progress Jul 2017 #14
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