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Autumn Colors Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-06-06 08:13 PM
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11. Makes no difference ....
Edited on Fri Jan-06-06 08:14 PM by Autumn Colors
90% of Americans could go to the voting booths and vote for democrats, but if the GOP controls the vote counting process, will it matter?

So if once again, JUST enough republicans win JUST enough races by JUST BARELY enough votes (thanks to electronic sleight of hand) ... what do you think the public will do? Actually take action?

Not likely ... most people are working long hours just to pay their bills. You don't really think they're going to make time for activism or revolution when they have no free time at all anyway.

Even if all of these polls accurately reflect the public's feelings ... will it matter?

Not trying to be pessimistic, but to paraphrase Joseph Stalin ... It doesn't matter who casts the votes, it only matters who counts the votes.
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