11-05-2012, 01:59 PM
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:agree:
Lawsuits and huge annoyances here in Ohio, because some heavily Democratic party leaning districts provided early voting in 2008, now ALL of Ohio has to do it. This includes rural counties where NOBODY early votes. The offices *have* to stay open on weekends, so the government employees sit around and play cards. Nothing else to do.
The upshot is that 'vote early' is the #1 'get out the vote' policy of the Democratic Party, at least in Ohio. Vans and buses scoop people up and off they go, 7 days a week.
I look at it this way:
Democratic Party voters procrastinate too much, and can't be bothered to set aside one day every two years on which they need to remember to stop at the polling place.
Republican voters are better organized. We plan for it, and do it.
:agree:
Lawsuits and huge annoyances here in Ohio, because some heavily Democratic party leaning districts provided early voting in 2008, now ALL of Ohio has to do it. This includes rural counties where NOBODY early votes. The offices *have* to stay open on weekends, so the government employees sit around and play cards. Nothing else to do.
The upshot is that 'vote early' is the #1 'get out the vote' policy of the Democratic Party, at least in Ohio. Vans and buses scoop people up and off they go, 7 days a week.
I look at it this way:
Democratic Party voters procrastinate too much, and can't be bothered to set aside one day every two years on which they need to remember to stop at the polling place.
Republican voters are better organized. We plan for it, and do it.