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> ...as loud a mandate as you can expect in a strongly divided country Only true if the way voting happened didn't disenfranchise voters. Yet we know that the
by mch82 10y ago
> ...as loud a mandate as you can expect in a strongly divided country
Only true if the way voting happened didn't disenfranchise voters. Yet we know that the way voting happened, with gerrymandering and discriminatory rules in some states, did disenfranchise voters.
- plussed_reader 10y agoSo you agree, the system is rigged? Because I see the candidate that clamored loudest about the system being rigged won.
- mch82 10y agoCheck it out: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/us/elections/voter-id-laws.html http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/us/elections/voter-id-l... And a more recent article that reviews how the election went: https://www.thenation.com/article/the-gops-attack-on-voting-rights-was-the-most-under-covered-story-of-2016/ https://www.thenation.com/article/the-gops-attack-on-voting-... Look at who Trump is appointing, who his policies will hurt, and tell me who you think the system is rigged for? Can you find any articles about white, Republican voters unable to vote? I'm going to keep trying and will post back if I can.