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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts) Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:02 PM Nov 2012

If you are prone to worry about Ohio being stolen, familiarize yourself with the Virginia Parlay

In electoral scenario terms:

Virginia + New Hampshire = Ohio

Virginia + Iowa = Ohio

(VA+NH is one EV less than Ohio, but that EV never comes into play in determining the winner.)

Virginia is a pretty racist state, but it tends to have orderly elections. Iowa and New Hampshire have orderly elections.

If Obama has a good night — not great, merely good — then all the shenanigans in the world in Florida and Ohio would not matter.

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If you are prone to worry about Ohio being stolen, familiarize yourself with the Virginia Parlay (Original Post) cthulu2016 Nov 2012 OP

Agreed..... Wounded Bear Nov 2012 #1

My concern in Virginia is the change in the voter ID law SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #2

Predicting where the vote stealing will need to happen to salvage Romney's losing effort Coyotl Nov 2012 #3

Wounded Bear

(58,668 posts)

1. Agreed.....

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:04 PM

Nov 2012

Romney needs Ohio, but he also needs many other battleground states to go his way to win.

President Obama doesn't need that much to get over the top.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)

2. My concern in Virginia is the change in the voter ID law

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:07 PM

Nov 2012

There are many, many IDs that qualify (picture ID not required), but if a voter has none of those on hand when going to the polling place, then a provisional ballot is the remaining option. And with a provisional ballot, the voter has to go to the county elections office and present ID by Friday or the vote will be thrown out.

That requirement will present a real hardship to anyone caught up in this situation.

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

3. Predicting where the vote stealing will need to happen to salvage Romney's losing effort

Reply to cthulu2016 (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 12:08 PM

Nov 2012

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014288197

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