It’s all about power and votes….Dems and reps fighting it out with ‘redistricting’ and innumerable other machinations to get ‘their way’ in whatever election comes next …and THEIR WAY can clearly be identified in ‘party control’…..
The 2022 election was by all reports the cleanest one we have ever had….Covid and the ‘mail in’ vote really …
It’s all about power and votes….Dems and reps fighting it out with ‘redistricting’ and innumerable other machinations to get ‘their way’ in whatever election comes next …and THEIR WAY can clearly be identified in ‘party control’…..
The 2022 election was by all reports the cleanest one we have ever had….Covid and the ‘mail in’ vote really kept it clean.
In Oregon the mail in vote is the only way to vote…everyone uses it and there’s been no fraud…..
Couldn’t we learn from this past election and the Oregon experience and simply authorize the ‘mail in’ vote in an easy fashion, for everyone as an option…..in CA it now represents 87% of the vote and I’d guess that would be increasingly true elsewhere as well, if it’s promoted and made simple to execute.
My guess it would be super popular and most important…just.
Joan, you state facts. In the Republican world, facts don’t matter. “Fraudulent vote-by-mail” was part of Trump’s conspiracy theory on why he lost the election. Vote by mail is secure, but the Republicans spoiled it with their talking points. Everything Repubs touch turns to sh*t.
I think it’s time to particularly emphasize just how genuinely fine that election actually was!
You are right Cathy about the reps and truth…generally it’s the exact opposite of whatever they ‘say’….and in this particular case it has never been more so….
And the truth, here, is so bloody important…..it’s the accurate response to Trumps most basic election lie and THE foundation for his ‘rerun’…..(the idiot ‘stolen’ LIE) and the ANSWER to future fair elections…..
Joan, I have voted by mail in the last two elections. I must say I do miss the ceremony and camaraderie of walking the two blocks to my little town’s (pop 1200) voting site. No waiting in line, chatting with the poll workers, a nod & smile at my neighbors. That part I miss, but know the ease of voting by mail. Needing to “make sure” it got there (even if early!) and despite several nearby drop boxes, I drove to the county elections office to put it in the drop box right outside the entrance….wanted to be as close to the endpoint as possible! I don’t EVER want to take my right to vote for granted.
Barbara…completely agree on the loss of camaraderie…..but at 85 in a state with a complex ballot where spreading it out on the kitchen table really helps with ‘those’ propositions….AND walking the completed ballot to the mailbox…I’m a huge fan!
The reps hate ‘mail-ins’ (they can’t tamper with states like Oregon so easily when it’s universal…)..and I think it’s safe to say they may well be majority dem….
It’s all about power and votes….Dems and reps fighting it out with ‘redistricting’ and innumerable other machinations to get ‘their way’ in whatever election comes next …and THEIR WAY can clearly be identified in ‘party control’…..
The 2022 election was by all reports the cleanest one we have ever had….Covid and the ‘mail in’ vote really kept it clean.
In Oregon the mail in vote is the only way to vote…everyone uses it and there’s been no fraud…..
Couldn’t we learn from this past election and the Oregon experience and simply authorize the ‘mail in’ vote in an easy fashion, for everyone as an option…..in CA it now represents 87% of the vote and I’d guess that would be increasingly true elsewhere as well, if it’s promoted and made simple to execute.
My guess it would be super popular and most important…just.
Joan, you state facts. In the Republican world, facts don’t matter. “Fraudulent vote-by-mail” was part of Trump’s conspiracy theory on why he lost the election. Vote by mail is secure, but the Republicans spoiled it with their talking points. Everything Repubs touch turns to sh*t.
I think it’s time to particularly emphasize just how genuinely fine that election actually was!
You are right Cathy about the reps and truth…generally it’s the exact opposite of whatever they ‘say’….and in this particular case it has never been more so….
And the truth, here, is so bloody important…..it’s the accurate response to Trumps most basic election lie and THE foundation for his ‘rerun’…..(the idiot ‘stolen’ LIE) and the ANSWER to future fair elections…..
It’s the ULTIMATE TRUTHM
Joan, I have voted by mail in the last two elections. I must say I do miss the ceremony and camaraderie of walking the two blocks to my little town’s (pop 1200) voting site. No waiting in line, chatting with the poll workers, a nod & smile at my neighbors. That part I miss, but know the ease of voting by mail. Needing to “make sure” it got there (even if early!) and despite several nearby drop boxes, I drove to the county elections office to put it in the drop box right outside the entrance….wanted to be as close to the endpoint as possible! I don’t EVER want to take my right to vote for granted.
Barbara…completely agree on the loss of camaraderie…..but at 85 in a state with a complex ballot where spreading it out on the kitchen table really helps with ‘those’ propositions….AND walking the completed ballot to the mailbox…I’m a huge fan!
The reps hate ‘mail-ins’ (they can’t tamper with states like Oregon so easily when it’s universal…)..and I think it’s safe to say they may well be majority dem….