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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 11:27 AM Aug 2020

OK, let's compromise. No mail-in ballots.


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Rep. Eric Swalwell
OK, let’s compromise. No mail-in ballots. Let’s go with absentee voting instead. #ArtOfTheDeal


The Hill
@thehill
President Trump: "Absentee [voting] is great. It works. Like in Florida, they'll do absentee. It really works. But universal mail-in ballots is going to be a great embarrassment to our country."
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OK, let's compromise. No mail-in ballots. (Original Post) soothsayer Aug 2020 OP
Recommended. H2O Man Aug 2020 #1
His stupidity is showing again. In_The_Wind Aug 2020 #2
Not sure about that. It's a brilliant way to confuse people. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #15
This .... when it comes to theft and deceit he's not stupid. live love laugh Aug 2020 #16
Turd doesn't care what kind of publicity he gets, as long as we spell his name correctly. lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #20
The correct spelling? sheshe2 Aug 2020 #24
Oops - I thought it was spelled "T-U-R-D" lagomorph777 Aug 2020 #25
Universal absentee voting. That works. Goodness absolutely crazy. Srkdqltr Aug 2020 #3
Best. Compromise. Ever. Jamastiene Aug 2020 #4
That's Faux pas Aug 2020 #5
Hey, that works for me! Arkansas Granny Aug 2020 #6
Now, THAT MyOwnPeace Aug 2020 #7
#UniversalAbsenteeVoting KentuckyWoman Aug 2020 #8
So from what we have learned is that it is easier to hack the voting machines than it is LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #9
Good idea... Wounded Bear Aug 2020 #10
... Roc2020 Aug 2020 #11
Mel Brooks films are an endless supply of good clips... Wounded Bear Aug 2020 #12
The difference between mail-in ballot/absentee voting is like tomato & TOOMAATOO KS Toronado Aug 2020 #13
Plasma and plahs-ma soothsayer Aug 2020 #18
25th amendment please. 25th amendment please. 25th amendment please............................ Illumination Aug 2020 #14
Every blue state and swing state with an honest governor should have the Reserves secure chain of JudyM Aug 2020 #17
Touche (pretend the e has an acute accent on it) AmericanCanuck Aug 2020 #19
trump is a GD "Embarrassment" to the Planet. Cha Aug 2020 #21
Eric Swalwell is the best. 🤭 crickets Aug 2020 #22
As you were Blue Owl Aug 2020 #23
Kick dalton99a Aug 2020 #26

live love laugh

(13,113 posts)
16. This .... when it comes to theft and deceit he's not stupid.
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 02:55 PM
Aug 2020

I would go so far as to say he enjoys that label in the midst of his schemes. It’s probably better to him to be thought of as stupid than to be labeled as evil, criminal, greedy, heartless and a host of other befitting adjectives.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
20. Turd doesn't care what kind of publicity he gets, as long as we spell his name correctly.
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 04:42 PM
Aug 2020

And as long as it accomplishes his goals of grabbing power and money.

Faux pas

(14,681 posts)
5. That's
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 11:33 AM
Aug 2020

how I voted the last 20 years I lived in SoCal. In Washington state now. Mail in voting rocks they registered me when I got my driver's license, easy peesy.

LiberalArkie

(15,715 posts)
9. So from what we have learned is that it is easier to hack the voting machines than it is
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 01:10 PM
Aug 2020

the mailin ballot tabulator.

Although the voting machines (most) produce a readable ballot card that is run through a tabulator, the tabulator must read the non-human readable barcodes and qr-codes on the card. That must be what changes if they hack the vote.

The few votes that come in absentee they don't seem to worry about, may not even count them in the red states.

KS Toronado

(17,242 posts)
13. The difference between mail-in ballot/absentee voting is like tomato & TOOMAATOO
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 01:33 PM
Aug 2020

The stupidly is overwhelming, same thing different name, automobile/car, treason/trump

JudyM

(29,250 posts)
17. Every blue state and swing state with an honest governor should have the Reserves secure chain of
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 04:37 PM
Aug 2020

custody of mailed in ballots in every precinct, if this is possible.

 

AmericanCanuck

(1,102 posts)
19. Touche (pretend the e has an acute accent on it)
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 04:40 PM
Aug 2020

DU's subject lines eat up accented characters. The input needs to be set to UTF-8

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