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IzzaNuDay

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20. This is a midterm dress rehearsal

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 09:34 AM

13 hrs ago

Now there’s a national blueprint how to suppress voting,
We need to clamp down on state election agencies to emphasize the shit that went down in TX must not happen in our states ever!

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Every Democrat should be concerned about what Republicans and Paxton did in Texas last night [View all] Quiet Em 14 hrs ago OP

It gets people used to the idea of Bettie 14 hrs ago #1

K & R.................... Lovie777 14 hrs ago #2

Next time, in November, it will be Talarico votes that aren't counted. gab13by13 14 hrs ago #3

Just like Ohio 2004 karynnj 12 hrs ago #26

Florida in 2000, with intervention by SCOTUS on behalf of Bush. wnylib 12 hrs ago #29

"However, the number of votes not yet counted are too few to result in Talarico being below 50." markodochartaigh 11 hrs ago #37

I in no way backed not counting every vote karynnj 7 hrs ago #42

Thinking here, could the votes, IF all are counted get the total votes for each get close enough to go for a bluestarone 6 hrs ago #47

Rec x 1000 Easterncedar 14 hrs ago #4

There would be a major problem for Repubs to do this in other metro areas Jersey Devil 14 hrs ago #5

County is Pretty evenly Split AldebTX 13 hrs ago #18

You're right, Jersey. Dallas (the city) leans left, but the county is much more right wing. Texin 12 hrs ago #27

I'll do my best. Chemical Bill 7 hrs ago #43

There were red counties that put these same rules into effect pinkstarburst 14 hrs ago #6

Voting early kcoates 14 hrs ago #7

I had no issue down here in Brazoria - TBF 13 hrs ago #14

Dems should have known what the rules were oldmanlynn 14 hrs ago #8

Yeah, that's the answer gab13by13 14 hrs ago #9

Yeah, it really doesn't matter that we have a sham democracy lostnfound 3 hrs ago #49

Paxton is just as corrupt as them come... ashredux 14 hrs ago #10

Absolutely right. SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #11

Isn't that the point? gab13by13 13 hrs ago #19

Exactly. SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #24

Is there any way to get Federal Judges involved for a do over? KS Toronado 13 hrs ago #12

I don't believe so. Jasmine Crockett has conceded. Quiet Em 13 hrs ago #13

We will need it - no one won with that kind of an election day. TBF 13 hrs ago #16

Well, the Terrible Trio... GiqueCee 13 hrs ago #15

Repug vote fuckery is what we are facing. lark 13 hrs ago #17

Kind of what I have been trying say, gab13by13 13 hrs ago #21

But justsomeguy01 11 hrs ago #34

This is a midterm dress rehearsal IzzaNuDay 13 hrs ago #20

Yup, it's almost a given now, gab13by13 13 hrs ago #23

Early Voting is key SheLiberal 13 hrs ago #22

It really is, I noted above that I voted early in my county. TBF 11 hrs ago #35

+1 An Early Voting Strategy campaign leftstreet 11 hrs ago #36

Cheating is their only hope superpatriotman 13 hrs ago #25

Cheaters always gotta cheat. They are addicted to the cheating thrill. Clouds Passing 12 hrs ago #28

Minority rule. They wouldn't be B.See 6 hrs ago #48

What you permit - you promote JustAnotherGen 12 hrs ago #30

We need to be ready radical noodle 12 hrs ago #31

We should definitely be concerned, but this might not be a totally bad thing. By doing this the Republicans have showed Fil1957 12 hrs ago #32

Sadly, justsomeguy01 11 hrs ago #33

Republicans are determined to limit the right to vote for Democratic voters. The only way to fight that trend is to Martin68 10 hrs ago #38

I'm including a warning Wednesdays 9 hrs ago #39

It should be apparent to EVERYONE popsdenver 9 hrs ago #40

Nevermind the gerrymandering put in place beforehand. KPN 9 hrs ago #41

It was reported on MSNOW... Chemical Bill 7 hrs ago #44

Not just Dems. Every person who cares about free and fair elections. pat_k 6 hrs ago #45

Dems need to be ahead of their games in November. SleeplessinSoCal 6 hrs ago #46

It was a dry run Chicagogrl1 2 hrs ago #50