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When you think why bother that is what they want... (Original Post) Soph0571 Oct 2019 OP
Thank you. I needed to see that this morning. nt Atticus Oct 2019 #1
You are very welcome :-) Soph0571 Oct 2019 #2
Exactly! Phoenix61 Oct 2019 #3
That's what Putin did and stil does. secondwind Oct 2019 #4

Phoenix61

(17,009 posts)
3. Exactly!
Sun Oct 20, 2019, 09:01 AM
Oct 2019

The cheapest, easiest way to disenfranchise voters is convince them their vote doesn’t matter. Once that’s been accomplished no need to gerrymander or spend millions on campaigns. Just sit back and count the votes of your few hard care constituents. Since fear motivates people to act more than anything else, run a campaign that stokes that one emotion and you’re in. Sound familiar?

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