The more they push to restrict, seems to drive out higher turnouts
Texas was guaranteed to be red for a long time due to Tom Delay, a felon, an former Congressman, redrew the Congressional maps.The more they push to restrict, seems to drive out higher turnouts
2018 also had a big turnout without the Covid boosts, iirc. Which is why they nuked the down ballot lolNot sure how that will turn out.
Texas had huge turn out in a lot of places in 2020 because of things like 24-hour and drive thru voting.
"uhhh akshually its a republic"
Wonder what the next steps be if red states lose the next presidential election…
2018 also had a big turnout without the Covid boosts, iirc. Which is why they nuked the down ballot lol
Wonder what the next steps be if red states lose the next presidential election…
Democrats in office: "look things look OK from my million dollar home. I'm gonna eat good so um...get some coupons from your penny savers. You'll need them. Also just vote for us cuz we blue."
Democrats in office: "look things look OK from my million dollar home. I'm gonna eat good so um...get some coupons from your penny savers. You'll need them. Also just vote for us cuz we blue."
.Can't wait till people are preaching to the groups most affected by this to simply "vote" to fix how hard it is for them to vote
+1Can't wait till people are preaching to the groups most affected by this to simply "vote" to fix how hard it is for them to vote
You know I really wish we didn't stop doing what we did to fascists in the 40s
Nope
If every person was voting in the US the Republican party would have not won an election for decades.They know that without this kind of bullshit disenfranchisement they will lose Texas.
Basically, the Dems can pass a new VRA - we have two bills already, if we nuke the fillbuster. Manchin and Sinema (and other Senate Dems who haven't been vocal since those idiots provide cover) are against doing so.What the fuck is wrong with people attacking democrats in this thread?
Jesus some of you need to get a grip.
Yup.There's such hilariously minimal justification for this. Even the fiercest proponents of this shit here in Texas eventually have to rely on the classic "I've seen anecdotal evidence of real voter fraud" refrain that has zero substantive basis in reality. Even when their own people finance and operate inquiries into voter fraud:
Report: Trump commission did not find widespread voter fraud
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The now-disbanded voting integrity commission launched by the Trump administration uncovered no evidence to support claims of widespread voter fraud, according to an analysis of administration documents released Friday.apnews.com
It's ironic that so many of these red states that originally pioneered easier voting measures (for seniors) are now the ones reactively cracking down on it once their demographic advantage started eroding. It's all just so transparently anti-Democratic. Basically a modern poll tax equivalent with a flimsy veneer of plausible deniability to fool the cable news and Facebook conspiracy consuming rubes.
Yup. Gotta reminds folks here that while Texas is, in many ways, fucked up, the trend towards it being more left-leaning has only been outpaced by the state legislature throwing everything it can at voter suppression and gerrymandering to counteract any gains to the Democratic party.Can't wait till people are preaching to the groups most affected by this to simply "vote" to fix how hard it is for them to vote
Feel like it's an obligation after all the "haha hope they freeze to death, that's what they get for voting Trump" posts during the winter storm.Thank you erotic grandpa for getting that post in early on in the thread.
There's a shit ton of good people here and we're doing the best we can to turn things around, but it's harder and harder every year.