Democratic Primaries
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Quote of the Day
February 4, 2020 at 7:32 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 26 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2020/02/04/quote-of-the-day-2466/
"SNIP.....
This party needs to wake up and make sure that we talk about things that are relevant to people. We dont need to become the British Labor Party. Thats a bad thing. Its not going well over there. Were, like, talking about people voting from jail cells. And not having a border.
James Carville, quoted by The Hill, sounding the alarm for Democrats.
.....SNIP"
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
applegrove
(118,778 posts)with people outside of prison or jail voting once they are released. But we need to be clear on both issues.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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(8,155 posts)I don't understand how that impacts their right as a citizen to participate in representative democracy.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
applegrove
(118,778 posts)taking into account parole and the like.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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(8,155 posts)Still doesn't make sense to me. We all make mistakes. Some of those mistakes just happen to be more criminal than others.
Another issue is felon's rights are an issue of race and class. Voter restrictions disproportionately impact poor people of color.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided