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shawn703

(2,702 posts)
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 06:53 PM Oct 2016

On the Republicans distancing themselves from Trump about accepting election outcome

What I find fascinating about the fallout from Trump's statements that the election is rigged and he won't accept the results if he loses, is the speed and forcefulness that almost every other Republican is distancing themselves from Trump on this and saying of course the election isn't rigged, the election will be fair, and the loser should respect the will of the people and concede.

Whaaaaaat?

If they're all this sure the election is not rigged and is fair, why do all these same Republicans claim we need all these measures to "protect the integrity of the ballot", even though there's only been something like 31 cases of actual voter fraud out of one billion votes cast? What they're doing is exposing themselves because those measures have nothing to do with ballot integrity and everything to do with making sure it's harder for certain groups of people to not vote, who just so happen to more strongly support the Democratic Party.

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On the Republicans distancing themselves from Trump about accepting election outcome (Original Post) shawn703 Oct 2016 OP
That is different. That is THEM trying to 'rig' the election. Chemisse Oct 2016 #1

Chemisse

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1. That is different. That is THEM trying to 'rig' the election.
Thu Oct 20, 2016, 06:59 PM
Oct 2016

By discouraging voters who would likely vote for Dems.

They don't actually believe what they spout about voter fraud!

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