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Subject: Re: [OT] Why are some seats still not decided?
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:37:40 -0800
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On 11/20/2024 5:27 PM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
> On 11/20/24 5:05 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> WHY DOES NO OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD USE THIS SYSTEM?
> 
Because they don't have election day during the week so everyone can 
come vote in person. Or they'ry given a generous amount of time, like 4 
hours. They also might have a larger amount of people working the polls, 
and who aren't subject to threats and intimidation.