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2016 Postmortem

LisaM

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10. It's harder to disenfranchise everyone!

Reply to Grown2Hate (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 02:12 PM

Dec 2016

Imagine a world where everyone understands that they have a right to vote, and don't have to jump through hoops and barrels. Imagine the reaction if they show up to exercise their right and find out some nabob has excised them from the rolls.

It's not that I don't think we should try to restore lost rights - I do believe that, fervently. But just think if everyone was automatically enrolled and showed up to vote and found they'd been cut? There would be a big blowback.

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What I'd LOVE to see Big Dem donors doing NOW for the 2018 Midterms (and beyond)... [View all] Grown2Hate Dec 2016 OP

With all the disenfranchisement efforts taking place.... LisaM Dec 2016 #1

Are you saying that you agree, or that you have a different tactic in mind? Grown2Hate Dec 2016 #2

I agree, but I think that mass registrations LisaM Dec 2016 #5

OK, I'm pickin' up what you're puttin' down. :) I wasn't so much talking about restoring voter Grown2Hate Dec 2016 #7

It's harder to disenfranchise everyone! LisaM Dec 2016 #10

Excellent idea Dems to Win Dec 2016 #3

Thank you. Exactly. You could start small with just helping get people out of their homes Grown2Hate Dec 2016 #4

Couldn't agree more! SickOfTheOnePct Dec 2016 #6

Right. Just seems like the obvious place to start. :) Grown2Hate Dec 2016 #8

YES YES YES !!! Without ending voter suppression we'll keep having stolen elections !!! uponit7771 Dec 2016 #9

Thank you for your responses. Any idea on next (first) steps? This is something I'd Grown2Hate Dec 2016 #11