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annabanana

(52,791 posts) Mon Feb 19, 2018, 09:57 AM Feb 2018

the best Pearls Before Swine yet!

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the best Pearls Before Swine yet! (Original Post) annabanana Feb 2018 OP

Perfect! That is exactly how it works. AllyCat Feb 2018 #1

That's why we have to get rid of Citizens United and reform election financing. PatrickforO Feb 2018 #2

It would go a long way to fixing the broken system. annabanana Feb 2018 #3

broken ballots Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2018 #4

Paper ballots are the way to go. Then you don't have hacking. PatrickforO Feb 2018 #5

AllyCat

(16,189 posts)

1. Perfect! That is exactly how it works.

Reply to annabanana (Original post)

Mon Feb 19, 2018, 10:32 AM

Feb 2018

PatrickforO

(14,577 posts)

2. That's why we have to get rid of Citizens United and reform election financing.

Reply to annabanana (Original post)

Mon Feb 19, 2018, 10:38 AM

Feb 2018

annabanana

(52,791 posts)

3. It would go a long way to fixing the broken system.

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 19, 2018, 10:54 AM

Feb 2018

The OTHER big nail in the coffin of fixed elections is to depoliticize our districting.

These midterms are CRITICAL on this front. The opportunity only comes around once every decade...

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,355 posts)

4. broken ballots

Reply to annabanana (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 19, 2018, 11:27 AM

Feb 2018

Eliminating electronic voting sure would go a long way.

States are beginning to realize this.
See news item posted by DonViejo this morning:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141991483
State election officials across country returning to paper ballots

PatrickforO

(14,577 posts)

5. Paper ballots are the way to go. Then you don't have hacking.

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 19, 2018, 03:05 PM

Feb 2018

You can still have cheating, though. Just harder, especially if you have impartial people watching the ballot boxes.

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