North Carolina just went Blue

reagansghost said:
really? then why does the GOP panic at the sight of voting rights legislation? because none of it really matters anyway?

actions speak louder than bullshit
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Where was the panic? I can't speak for the Republicans, but I was questioning the rather optimistic prediction that the court decision would change the election results in N.C.
 
Flash said:
Where was the panic? I can't speak for the Republicans, but I was questioning the rather optimistic prediction that the court decision would change the election results in N.C.
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of course it could and probably will change NC election results, again why does the GOP (who cares if you're a member) always fight so hard against voting rights legislation, while shoving voter disenfranchisement legistlation through 24 red state legislatures, pahleeze. what are they afraid of?.......can't answer that one can ya

this is too obvious to debate genius, it's all yours
 
A study of 150,000 Florida felons given the right to vote found:

"One thing that limits the electoral impact of restoring ex-felons’ voting rights is that they turn out at particularly low rates. To demonstrate this, we first look to the population of ex-felons who were restored the right to vote under Crist and calculate what share voted in 2016. We find that just 16 percent of black and 12 percent of nonblack ex-felons voted. (We defined nonblack as white, Hispanic, Asian, and other due to data limitations.)"

"The potential electoral impact of Florida’s ballot initiative is further limited by the fact that the ex-felons who do vote are not politically uniform. While black voters within this population overwhelmingly register with the Democratic Party (87 percent), nonblack voters within this population were more likely to register as Republicans (40 percent) than as a Democrats (34 percent). The fact that 26 percent of the remaining nonblack voters affiliate with neither party suggests that their votes may not reliably be cast for either party."

https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/11/2/18049510/felon-voting-rights-amendment-4-florida
 
Flash said:
A study of 150,000 Florida felons given the right to vote found:

"One thing that limits the electoral impact of restoring ex-felons’ voting rights is that they turn out at particularly low rates. To demonstrate this, we first look to the population of ex-felons who were restored the right to vote under Crist and calculate what share voted in 2016. We find that just 16 percent of black and 12 percent of nonblack ex-felons voted. (We defined nonblack as white, Hispanic, Asian, and other due to data limitations.)"

"The potential electoral impact of Florida’s ballot initiative is further limited by the fact that the ex-felons who do vote are not politically uniform. While black voters within this population overwhelmingly register with the Democratic Party (87 percent), nonblack voters within this population were more likely to register as Republicans (40 percent) than as a Democrats (34 percent). The fact that 26 percent of the remaining nonblack voters affiliate with neither party suggests that their votes may not reliably be cast for either party."

https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/11/2/18049510/felon-voting-rights-amendment-4-florida
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did Vox explain why the GOP fights these laws tooth and nail? any word on why this is even an issue if they don't give a shit?

actions speaklouder than bullshit
 
reagansghost said:
of course it could and probably will change NC election results, again why does the GOP (who cares if you're a member) always fight so hard against voting rights legislation, while shoving voter disenfranchisement legistlation through 24 red state legislatures, pahleeze. what are they afraid of?.......can't answer that one can ya

this is too obvious to debate genius, it's all yours
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Because those voters with low income and educational levels are least likely to vote. However, when they do they usually vote Democratic. So, higher turnout generally benefits the Democrats.

See, that wasn't so hard, was it?

When felon voter turnout averages less than 20% the 55,000 felons in Florida (most of whom are not eligible under the court ruling) are very unlikely to change any election results.
 
reagansghost said:
did Vox explain why the GOP fights these laws tooth and nail? any word on why this is even an issue if they don't give a shit?

actions speaklouder than bullshit
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That was not the topic of the article or the OP. The discussion was about whether the court ruling would change N.C. from red to blue.

Why Republicans don't like changes in the voting laws is a different topic and a diversion (but I gave an answer in post #30)
 
Taichiliberal said:
You Idiot! If you're going to insult people, at least get the facts straight:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meth/etc/cron.html

https://www.policemag.com/373114/gangs-on-meth
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Hang in there Taichiliberal, I'm white but not trash ... no offense taken here, they are just cheap stereotypes because some white people get addicted to severe drugs, but then again so does people of all racial variations so in the end it's like a childish baiting tactic to get people going while perhaps inciting not so intelligent people to stereotype thinking only white people do such.

When you see such trash for posts I recommend treating them as trash, otherwise feeding it only lends to them eating away at you and for what, to try and convince someone deliberately out to fuck with you in the first place of something they are likely to ignore etc. Feeding the wrong fire with accelerant instead of piss ;)

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David Jeffrey Spetch said:
You claiming all people who vote republican are morons or supremacists especially in such a multi diverse country much thanks to white people.
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I never claimed any such thing, but it's more or less true in this day and age. There is no good person who supports Donald Trump's party.
 
Flash said:
That was not the topic of the article or the OP. The discussion was about whether the court ruling would change N.C. from red to blue.

Why Republicans don't like changes in the voting laws is a different topic and a diversion (but I gave an answer in post #30)
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NC has been a purple state for years

so yes, obviously it will be a factor

get lost flush, you're a mess
 
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