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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why all the navel gazing and tortured reflection? [View all]Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)4. The idea that it shouldn't have been close enough to steal is plain wrong.
Last edited Tue Dec 6, 2016, 11:55 AM - Edit history (1)
Why a are we okay with living with the reality that voter theft and riggingis a fact of life and we just need a bigger margin? Like battered wife syndrome. (It's my fault he hit me. I shouldnt have said anything to him about being out late). We are tying one hand behind our backs and it can only get worse. Election fraud is and should always been front and center. We need to fight this with every fiber of our being...it's not about agendas and broadening coalitions, to parafrase a brilliant politician, "it's the stealing stupid"
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Bingo...that is where the power lies. National senate elections are sexy, but we need to focus on
Dream Girl
Dec 2016
#11
No evidence, but my understandingg is Wisconsin is rotten to the core. Voter
Dream Girl
Dec 2016
#12
Yep, people claiming stolen election sound as bad as the right did after 2008 and 2012.
Ace Rothstein
Dec 2016
#14
I know well what polling is, in fact do it for a living. The insurmountable lead I refer to is early
Dream Girl
Dec 2016
#30
If that notion keeps you on an even keel till 2020, it is something to cling to.
jmg257
Dec 2016
#19
There is absolutely nothing comforting about the rigging. In fact it is quite depressing to think
Dream Girl
Dec 2016
#28
because six months ago, this party was gloating about the demise of the Republican party
NRQ891
Dec 2016
#20
This is so wrongheaded. There was an organized effort by a faction of embittered
R B Garr
Dec 2016
#27