Election Reform

toddwv

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15. The Left doesn't control the media.

Mon Nov 2, 2015, 01:50 PM

Nov 2015

No matter how the right-wing likes to paint the "lame-stream media" as "liberal, the US media is controlled by a handful of corporations, and those corporations are rarely "liberal" in nature or action.

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Why Do Democrats Ignore Massive Voter Suppression? [View all] Yallow Nov 2015 OP

They don't. L. Coyote Nov 2015 #1

You're right, elleng Nov 2015 #2

Exactly My Point Yallow Nov 2015 #3

They understand all right. Baobab May 2016 #42

Status quo. That is the only game either party plays. Why no change in hackable voting machines? LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #5

Exactly. You will NEVER see anything but a Republican House and Senate.. MrWendel Nov 2015 #4

I Didn't Even Mention Gerrymandering Yallow Nov 2015 #7

Don Siegelman Won His Elections - Was Jailed For Complaining About Being Screwed Yallow Nov 2015 #6

Democrats are not and have never "ignored" voter supression. Nitram Nov 2015 #8

New election laws are needed. And especially ones that with by pass the "States Rights" MrWendel Nov 2015 #9

Looking towards 2016 election, Wellstone ruled Nov 2015 #10

Way too late to fix 2016. jeff47 Nov 2015 #12

There are legal ways of preventing Wellstone ruled Nov 2015 #14

Hillaryt Clinton has advocated some really good voting rights proposal Gothmog Nov 2015 #11

Make Fighting Voter Suppression Priority #1 Instead Of Priority #51 Yallow Nov 2015 #16

just what are voting rights for all? eniwetok Mar 2016 #35

The senate was designed that way... Agschmid Mar 2016 #37

I know... eniwetok Mar 2016 #38

Because then we'd win. And once we win, those pesky voters expect results. jeff47 Nov 2015 #13

/\_/\_This right here_/\_/\ Scuba Nov 2015 #19

That is very well put, isn't it. Ghost Dog Mar 2016 #29

The Left doesn't control the media. toddwv Nov 2015 #15

If The Left Shut Down The Government To Bring Voting Rights To Folks Yallow Nov 2015 #17

Sure, we'd hear about it. toddwv Nov 2015 #18

How Democrats Suppress The Vote Stellar Nov 2015 #20

if Dems wanted to increase the voter turnout... eniwetok Mar 2016 #33

We could have started by not gutting the VRA... But we missed the boat on that one. Agschmid Mar 2016 #34

the VRA never guaranteed civic equality in the vote eniwetok Mar 2016 #39

The VRA would have absolutely stopped what happened in AZ from happening. Agschmid Mar 2016 #40

I know a progressive group focused on voting rights Alison Hartson Nov 2015 #21

Looking for groups that support Voter Registration in Red States SleeplessinSeattle55 Feb 2017 #44

Both parties gerrymander, but Republicans suppress votes. SaveTheMackerel Feb 2016 #22

Dems vs GOPers eniwetok Mar 2016 #31

Well... V 4 C C i IN E Mar 2016 #23

super delegates eniwetok Mar 2016 #30

Agree Rparker123 Mar 2016 #24

not that arbitary eniwetok Mar 2016 #28

It may be arbitrary but its the same rule for all Travis_0004 Mar 2016 #32

the bigger question is why do Dems ignore civic inequality in the vote? eniwetok Mar 2016 #25

Thank you. SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #26

Those who don't vote and let the repubs take over states are partly to blame. upaloopa Mar 2016 #27

I've been asking this question a loooooooong time! Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #36

Retail caging PATRICK Apr 2016 #41

two things clarkkentvotes Sep 2016 #43

TAXPAYER_VOTERID Asa Gordon Feb 2017 #45