The States: Where We Wish Texas Would Secede Already

[burd]

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Stupid Goopers can't even ratfuk an election the right way! I agree there was a lot of Scoobyism going on over this one ("Republicans find a way to win every time") but I'm curious if older voters turned out. It seems the people who would be least likely to 1) brave the virus by voting in person or 2) change the way they've been voting all their lives by requesting and mailing in a ballot are Old People. These are the backbone of GOP support, so not 100% sure what they were thinking when they insisted the election go forward as planned.

Who voted absentee was a huge factor. Like many young people in rural WI, my kids all went away to college and have continued to live in other states. They voted absentee in every election as long as they identified themselves as WI residents. Typical, from what I see with my friends' kids. In small rural towns, voting is often in small, cramped venues, and the volunteer help is largely old retired people. It is ordinarily a pleasure to vote in those circumstances, but this time it was seen by seniors as a serious safety risk. Too many people in a confined space and not enough skilled people manning the show. Old people stayed away unless they were ****ed off, and young people voted absentee.

Plus, people who could read were offended by Kelly's mailings, many of which were apparently not prepared by his campaign. The Knucks just pushed their knuckness too far.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

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Oh Wisconsin, you’re not dead to me yet

RESULTS: Both judges appointed by former Gov. Scott Walker -- Judge Paul Dedinsky and Judge Dan Gabler -- lose by at least 20 percentage points.

— Daniel Bice (@DanielBice) April 13, 2020

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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Don’t believe this got posted yet. VA ends voter ID and replaces a confederate holiday with a state holiday for elections.

I love that it replaces Lee-Jackson Day, which not only existed, but apparently was still celebrated well into the 2000s.

[Kepler]

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I love that it replaces Lee-Jackson Day, which not only existed, but apparently was still celebrated well into the 2000s.

The western and southern 3/4s of this state are Mississippi.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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The western and southern 3/4s of this state are Mississippi.

I'm well-aware of that. Doesn't make the idea of a Lee-Jackson Day any less ludicrious.

[French Rage]

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I'm well-aware of that. Doesn't make the idea of a Lee-Jackson Day any less ludicrious.

Having grown up in VA, I'll do ya one better. It used to be Lee-Jackson-King Day, i.e. MLK. (In fact it's still kind of odd to me that it isn't, having gotten used to ti.) Stigginit!

[Kepler]

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Having grown up in VA

Where?

[French Rage]

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Where?

North of Haymarket. And my mom now lives in Ashburn.

[Kepler]

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North of Haymarket. And my mom now lives in Ashburn.

In an alt history you could have had a great life at the Disney Manassas theme park!

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

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DeSantis grants this favor, which will save WWE millions, as Linda McMahon announces that her Super Pac is dropping $18.5 million dollars into Florida for Trump reelection. What a bunch of bottom feeders. https://t.co/HLPFEgXwZg

— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) April 14, 2020

[French Rage]

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In an alt history you could have had a great life at the Disney Manassas theme park!

Oh you don't need to tell me that. We (well, my parents, as I was 11 at the time) were part of the group that fought the **** out of that.

[Rover]

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DeSantis grants this favor, which will save WWE millions, as Linda McMahon announces that her Super Pac is dropping $18.5 million dollars into Florida for Trump reelection. What a bunch of bottom feeders. https://t.co/HLPFEgXwZg

— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) April 14, 2020

Hey, remember now from the Impeachment trail. Its not a crime if you openly admit you're doing it. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go burn down my neighbor's McMansion because its blocking my view. Take this post as proof of my public disclosure if the police have any issues with my actions.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

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This is outrageous: instead of passing emergency vote by mail law, Kentucky GOP enacted new voter ID law when DMVs are closed & voters can’t get ID needed to vote & it will go into effect in same year Mitch McConnell up for re-election https://t.co/sXJ8Eny41Q

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) April 14, 2020

[Handyman]

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(1/ 3) Did you see this? All of the WI Supreme Court, who moved to hold in-person voting last Tuesday, voted absentee. https://t.co/Kfam5lDCyr

— Judge Jill Karofsky (@judgekarofsky) April 13, 2020

[psych]

This is outrageous: instead of passing emergency vote by mail law, Kentucky GOP enacted new voter ID law when DMVs are closed & voters can’t get ID needed to vote & it will go into effect in same year Mitch McConnell up for re-election https://t.co/sXJ8Eny41Q

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) April 14, 2020

Disgusting, but not surprising. Beshear was asked about the GOP’s override of his veto during his daily press conference last night, and he said he would have been open to discussing a new voter ID law next year, when the crisis had passed, but not now. He said he knows they know they had the numbers next year to pass this type of law and override his veto then, but decided to do it now anyways. I thought he deftly put the onus back on Republicans for their blatant power grab via voter suppression. That said, his words will mainly fall on deaf ears. However, our Sec of State has openly indicated a willingness to use expanded mail-in voting if the virus persists into election season. Time for the wait-and-see game.