2016 Postmortem

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12. K&R...Thanks for posting

Mon Mar 7, 2016, 03:50 PM

Mar 2016

"Democrats need a massive registration and get-out-the-vote effort to counter this kind of willful assault on democracy.."

Unfortunately, this will likely not happen as long as Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is Chair of the DNC.

Is it too late for a new, grass-roots fueled, Howard Dean-type 50 state solution?
(Perhaps led by such groups as Occupy The Vote and MoveOn.org.?)

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"Democratic voter turnout was 285 percent worse in states with new voter ID laws." [View all] Blue_Adept Mar 2016 OP

Just what has the DNC and DWS done over the past few years to counter this? randr Mar 2016 #1

These are individual state issues Blue_Adept Mar 2016 #2

Bull shit--the national organization has always been in tune with voter registration et al randr Mar 2016 #3

In tune with registration, but coordinating to enact/repeal laws? Blue_Adept Mar 2016 #4

Do you think the RNC has nothing to do with the suppresson laws? randr Mar 2016 #6

+ 1 red dog 1 Mar 2016 #11

The only way to counter this wildeyed Mar 2016 #13

What about the US Attorney General? Octafish Mar 2016 #16

The Supreme Court gutted Voting Rights in 2013, remember? wildeyed Mar 2016 #17

What about voter drives? Gwhittey Mar 2016 #23

Because it is still the PRIMARY. wildeyed Mar 2016 #24

The only one that has made this an issue is Bernie. Voter disfranchisement makes a mockery of our Live and Learn Mar 2016 #44

Zip. blackspade Mar 2016 #49

Voter ID laws are solely for voter suppression Gothmog Mar 2016 #5

If it is done for ineligible voter suppression it is fine by me. Akicita Mar 2016 #33

It will never be easy. Elderly sick people that don't drive don't keep their ids up. Live and Learn Mar 2016 #45

I would like all eligible citizens to become familiar with the candidates and issues and then vote. Akicita Mar 2016 #47

Here's a good article about Voter Fraud atreides1 Mar 2016 #51

Thank you. Akicita Mar 2016 #53

SURPRISE! Next up, North Carolina. Bring your ID yall! Ya here?! nt nc4bo Mar 2016 #7

And who made the laws? wildeyed Mar 2016 #14

Democrats did not do all they could have done to counter these ID issues. Nor did the black and Jitter65 Mar 2016 #8

Why would they? vintx Mar 2016 #10

Flat out not true. wildeyed Mar 2016 #19

You said. TM99 Mar 2016 #27

That is some sad and tortured logic. wildeyed Mar 2016 #38

So insults are all you have. TM99 Mar 2016 #39

You are the one not being clear. wildeyed Mar 2016 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 Mar 2016 #41

Churlish fools go on my Ignore list. TM99 Mar 2016 #42

Works for me. wildeyed Mar 2016 #50

Oh really? wildeyed Mar 2016 #15

Kick. Excellent article. n/t SpankMe Mar 2016 #9

K&R...Thanks for posting red dog 1 Mar 2016 #12

No. wildeyed Mar 2016 #20

It is their fucking job to grow the party. Howard Dean was doing that with the 50 state FighttheFuture Mar 2016 #22

Did Howard Dean succeed? wildeyed Mar 2016 #30

Yeah, he was succeeding. Then Obama/Rham pushed him out lest they loose control of the FighttheFuture Mar 2016 #34

Yeah, I read that article too. wildeyed Mar 2016 #37

YEs, I am not saying we do not need people at the local level, as yuo were doing. I am saying the FighttheFuture Mar 2016 #54

And I do not, in theory, disagree with you. wildeyed Mar 2016 #55

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Funny how that works out, huh? It's almost as if the legislatures wanted it this way. valerief Mar 2016 #18

What a surprise *NOT*! Thanks, DNC and DWS for all your "hard" work at protecting the FighttheFuture Mar 2016 #21

THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING FROM THE GET-GO! Too Many ChiciB1 Mar 2016 #25

Mr. Burns approves... WillParkinson Mar 2016 #26

Wouldn't 100% be all of the voters? SheilaT Mar 2016 #28

Clearly, Republicans new what they were doing. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #29

asshole repubs Angry Dragon Mar 2016 #31

What was the decline in voter turnout in the voting precincts where "Slick Willey" showed up Akicita Mar 2016 #32

Math fail. There is nothing less than 100% less. (X - (1*X)) = zero. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2016 #35

Where's the DNC on this national epidemic? Over here? No. Over there? No. Nowhere. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #36

Perhaps if the Democrats had taken election fraud seriously dflprincess Mar 2016 #43

I had no idea it was quite this bad NHprogressive Mar 2016 #46

I am shocked it was this good nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #48

if it is left to each individual to make a difference...against a machine...that is noble... islandmkl Mar 2016 #52

No cause for concern. gcomeau Mar 2016 #56

I'm sure the repubs still have that "Mission Accomplished" banner.... Raster Mar 2016 #57