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La Lioness Priyanka

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Thu Mar 24, 2016, 03:43 PM Mar 2016

I'm really annoyed that someone people have JUST discovered the consequence of gutting the VRA [View all]

and are posting as though HRC was personally responsible for it. I don't really care about whether you support HRC or Bernie, but how can democrats who claim to care so much about the people, really not know that the VRA was gutted in 2013, a price that communities of color (mostly black/hispanic) have been effected by?

I have friends who are posting this article from US UNCUT, that talks about the voting problems in AZ as though these problems were JUST created to spite Bernie.

I am not sure that i am being particularly eloquent in my argument, but this lack of understanding the impact of the VRA on minority communities, is just really maddening to me.

Here is the article http://usuncut.com/politics/5-examples-voter-suppression-arizona-primary/

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I kept reading that Hillary did it to hurt Sanders gollygee Mar 2016 #1
When the voter rights were gutted, people didn't know Sanders was going to run for President. Stellar Mar 2016 #12
If Clinton somehow controlled the minds of five members of SCOTUS in 2013 Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #30
Millennials don't look beyond their own immediate concerns. RandySF Mar 2016 #52
It's not just Millennials. But, it does seem to be a prevailing factor in society, these days ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #68
Things like this are why we keep saying the Supreme Court matters. NuclearDem Mar 2016 #2
Yes. That was the Democratic Party I joined way back when and was the libdem4life Mar 2016 #7
Now, it seems ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2016 #69
That one, too. n/t libdem4life Mar 2016 #70
The reason that changed, the reason the DLC and 3rd way crap started up, Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #79
I mean, it makes sense in the context of unfettered money. libdem4life Mar 2016 #80
True - but Sanders only seems to worry about overturning Citizens United EffieBlack Mar 2016 #77
Thank you - as a GOTV activist I was appalled at the misdirection. blm Mar 2016 #3
The "Real Culprits" were just let off the hook by a Clinton Surrogate. Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #24
No Clinton surrogate is involved. The article you cite certainly does not say that. SunSeeker Mar 2016 #32
Bingo! Only one polling location in South Phoenix dbackjon Mar 2016 #39
Gutting the VRA has opened the flood gates to election subterfuge. progressoid Mar 2016 #4
That makes two of us. Civil Rights organizations have been screaming to anyone who would listen. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #5
Excellent points, even if BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #9
Exactly! wildeyed Mar 2016 #11
"So progressive people need to vote EVERY YEAR to avoid this type of thing in the future". Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #22
+1 RandySF Mar 2016 #54
I'd like to see more people turn out for local elections. MADem Mar 2016 #92
"All politics IS local". YES!!!! Which is why I have so little patience for the "loosely" engaged. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #93
Yes we do - and in even the smallest government elections JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #59
This exactly! mcar Mar 2016 #62
Excellent image Augiedog Mar 2016 #14
Yes! So frustrating. Starry Messenger Mar 2016 #60
That is one eloquent, smart as hell, informative post Number23 Mar 2016 #72
It's funny what it takes to get people's attention, right? The VRA was gutted 3 years ago. Where.. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #74
From reading posts here I've concluded some are still in denial. Scuba Mar 2016 #6
a lot of it's that people assumed the party would be the ultimate arbiter of its own vote MisterP Mar 2016 #8
Why does she personally have to denounce it? La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #10
Hillary has been denouncing voter suppression for years, way before BSers woke up to Arizona.... beastie boy Mar 2016 #20
Did BS denounce running out of ballots in Flint & Detroit? See how that works? As for people.... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #23
You are so right. If people assume that La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #76
A lot of people watched the Iowa Caucus RandySF Mar 2016 #53
There were a lot of problems with the primary voting in North Carolina earlier this month, too. yardwork Mar 2016 #88
Low information voters are not a right wing monopoly Augiedog Mar 2016 #13
No, but people who vote based on hate and fear is. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #31
It is annoying, I agree Rebkeh Mar 2016 #15
This has nothing to do with establishment vs not La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #18
Keep telling yourself that Rebkeh Mar 2016 #19
i do keep telling myself a basic fact that the democratic party does not want to gut La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #36
You are still thinking in terms of tribal politics Rebkeh Mar 2016 #42
Bernie, a US Senator and member of Congress for DECADES, is part of the Establishment. pnwmom Mar 2016 #21
He is not part of the beltway clique and you know it Rebkeh Mar 2016 #25
He is part of the Establishment. The fact that he personally isn't a favorite of many pnwmom Mar 2016 #26
Like I said, keep telling yourself that. Rebkeh Mar 2016 #28
He is part of the system, but if "establishment" means the corporate oligarchy then no. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #34
He won one of his first elections with the help of the NRA. pnwmom Mar 2016 #37
His stance on guns is what most of America wants Rebkeh Mar 2016 #44
That doesn't negate the fact that he's part of the Establishment. pnwmom Mar 2016 #47
For my intents and purposes here, Rebkeh Mar 2016 #50
"Y'all want change or not?" Not the kind you're offering, but thanks anyhoo. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #75
Then why the virtual blackout on coverage of his campaign... libdem4life Mar 2016 #81
There is no continuing blackout. He gets similar amounts of coverage to Hillary now. pnwmom Mar 2016 #82
I didi not say there was a blackout at present. It was past tense. libdem4life Mar 2016 #83
Yes, you did. You said: pnwmom Mar 2016 #84
Yes, since they are now neck and neck, it's about time. n/t libdem4life Mar 2016 #86
Of course he is. He is a senator! yardwork Mar 2016 #90
I'm sorry, but that's just plain wrong. yardwork Mar 2016 #89
If u were to believe half of what the Bernie supporters have Cryptoad Mar 2016 #16
When your campaign surrogates denounce, retract, then praise those responsible within 24 Hrs... Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #17
The article you link to certainly does not say that. SunSeeker Mar 2016 #33
Watch the video. He declares civil rights and voter rights war is won. WTF? Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #35
It does not confirm your Clinton conspiracy theory. SunSeeker Mar 2016 #38
But this does. Blue State Bandit Mar 2016 #41
No, it doesn't. Get real. SunSeeker Mar 2016 #46
Nice try SS, but you can't reason with that kind of illogical BS. They are trying their damndest... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #57
+1 n/t pnwmom Mar 2016 #48
Recommended. guillaumeb Mar 2016 #27
It was gutted by a Shelby County v. Holder and supported by Republicans governors. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #29
Thank you for making this clear. wildeyed Mar 2016 #58
Hillary, the candidate who gave a victory speech... dchill Mar 2016 #40
Absolutely PATRICK Mar 2016 #43
Arizona jane123 Mar 2016 #45
The demographics in the affected county supported Hillary. So, based on the pnwmom Mar 2016 #49
Would it have even mattered? RandySF Mar 2016 #55
"but I image it hurt Bernie more based on the demographics of voters." How do you arrive at that? Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #56
It was never on some people's radar RandySF Mar 2016 #51
pretty much nt Quayblue Mar 2016 #63
Selfishness JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #64
You do not have a right to vote, it is a racial entitlement, for you. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #67
K&R mcar Mar 2016 #61
I'm a Sanders supporter but this attack on Clinton is ridiculous. intheflow Mar 2016 #65
And thank you too for not making excuses La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #71
Another great, informative post. Thanks so much for that. Number23 Mar 2016 #73
My belief is that in more than a few cases we have posters LanternWaste Mar 2016 #66
It appears a few posters brer cat Mar 2016 #78
Kicking, again. Agschmid Mar 2016 #85
It is extremely annoying, and meanwhile, the problem is still unresolved. yardwork Mar 2016 #87
ugh. i also hate this concept of lesser of two evils. mostly, its about La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #91
I agree, and I see there's more stupidity about this issue today on DU. yardwork Mar 2016 #94
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