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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: [OT] Why are some seats still not decided?
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 01:05:01 -0000 (UTC)
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Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
>On 11/20/24 12:24 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
>>>On 11/20/24 9:19 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>>>Nov 20, 2024 at 8:03:59 AM PST, Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>:

>>>>>>. . .

>>>>>Not to mention that one of the two US political parties is fighting to
>>>>>_stop_ use of the advanced technologies for voting, wanting to force it
>>>>>back to hand marked paper ballots that can only be counted by hand.

>>>>But when we did it that way, we had elections completed within days, not
>>>>months.

>>>The actual problem is "vote by mail" which is an idiotic system that no
>>>other country in the world uses.

>>>And guess which political party is pushing that?... (Hint: It's the one
>>>that cheats.)

>>Ian, don't be obnoxious. Trump pushed vote-by-mail and early voting
>>among his partisans, which contributed to his victory.

>After it was a fait accompli, not before. He certainly did not do that 
>in 2020.

Trump lost that year. Seems he learned a lesson.

>>As per usual, you're wrong.

>It would help if you would get basic historic developments and facts 
>correctly.

>Republicans never pushed adoption of vote by mail - that has always been 
>the Dems.

And yet, in real life, there is a slight likelihood that voters
voting by mail will be long-time Republicans simply because they are
older. Republican party operatives never opposed vote by mail, fully
understanding it was a tool to take advantage of.

It was ignorant party leaders, not operatives, not voters.

It DOES NOT givr Democrats an advantage. 2020 was an unusual year since
Republican politicians running for re-election made it an issue to
oppose its use. It backfired on them.