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by idontwantthis 1654 days ago
Where is a single Democratic politician fighting to close polling places and restrict Republican populations from voting? Where is a single Republican politician fighting to give greater access to the vote?

Where was a single Democrat who stormed the Virginia capital when Republicans won the Governorship?

2 Republicans in Congress voted for an investigation of the insurrections, so there you go: charity.
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Clubber 1654 days ago
While you focus on the other party, you are probably ignoring the detrimental things the party you support does. This is by design. The GOP supporters do the same thing and can list all the horrible things the Democratic Party does with equal fervor.

Did you know the GOP doesn't have superdelegates like the Democrats do? Superdelegates are certainly an example of manipulating the will of the people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdelegate

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pjc50 1654 days ago
Superdelegates are a matter of internal party organisation. The party still has to go through a real election, whoever's chosen.

(It is very weird that the internal politics and internal elections of US political parties seem to be a public matter; open primaries are unheard of in most of the rest of the world.)

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Clubber 1654 days ago
It's a lot more important with a 2 party system. If one party's administration gets almost 20% of the total primary votes, that's a pretty heavy thumb on the scale. We typically only get 2 real choices: red or blue.
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idontwantthis 1654 days ago
Ah yes, superdelegates. One of many gripes with the Democratic Party that are famously equivalent to armed insurrection supported by sitting members of Congress.
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Clubber 1654 days ago
Can you name 5 horrible things the Democratic Party has done in say the last 30 years? If not, you've been brainwashed.
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cool_dude85 1654 days ago
Take a look at primary elections in Democrat strongholds like NY to see the same kind of voting restrictions you're railing against, designed of course to ensure that current party power brokers are difficult to challenge.
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theword_ 1654 days ago
Totally dishonest to compare primaries to general elections.
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