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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-01-08 04:42 PM
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if repuke election fraud steals this election,
do you believe there will be widespread rioting?

what will happen?
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Clovis Sangrail Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-01-08 04:44 PM
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1. I wish I could answer yes but I doubt much would happen
let's hope I'm wrong
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-01-08 04:47 PM
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2. I think it will be another collective shrug
this country needs help
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regnaD kciN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-01-08 04:47 PM
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3. No
Edited on Sat Nov-01-08 04:48 PM by regnaD kciN
What will happen is that the Corporate Media narrative will immediately switch to "how McCain pulled off his amazing comeback," with a few brickbats hurled at the Democrats for "picking an obviously unelectable candidate." ("Unelectable," of course, will be a synonym for "black" -- and the focus will not be on voter racism but on how "the Democrats should have known better.")

Any complaints about voting irregularities will be brushed off as "the Democrats whining about voter fraud, as usual when they lose an election."



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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-01-08 04:52 PM
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6. And the DLC will roll out their spokesflunkies
all claiming that Obama was "too liberal". :puke:
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regnaD kciN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-01-08 04:55 PM
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7. Yep...
...I should have added that many of the brickbats would have come from within the Democratic Party itself. Should Obama lose, you're going to see a purge of all responsible for his nomination, from Howard Dean on down. By 2012, you'll have a DLC-controlled party organization picking a "safe" nominee.

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NOLALady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-01-08 04:49 PM
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4. Nothing.
Personally, I'd like to see a nationwide strike the way they do in Europe. But, we did nothing in 2000, nothing 2004. I have no reason to believe we'll behave differently in 2008.
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MJkcj Donating Member (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-01-08 04:51 PM
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5. I believe people will be unbelievably angry.
The idea scares me
Lets hope we wont need to find out
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-01-08 05:09 PM
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8. ......

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CanonRay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-01-08 05:12 PM
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9. I'll be packing my bags for New Zealand
Looking for a house to rent. I can't/won't live in this country under four more years of Rethug rule.
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