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Originally Posted by Robbie
@kane
Those are some interesting points you have.
But how does it only "help" one party?
So Democrats are too stupid to vote on the actual election day or only at the voting station assigned to them, but Republicans are somehow superior and able to do that with ease?
I just don't get it. If the voter laws affect everyone...then how can it only "help" Republican candidates?
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There are tons of studies out there that show those who tend to vote democrat tend to take advantage of early voting days in much larger numbers than those who tend to vote republican.
Here is a quote from
this article. "A disproportionate number of black residents used early voting, which has been cut back by a week. Grass-roots efforts to get out the black vote relied on the state?s annual voter drive and same-day registration, which allowed residents to register and vote early at the same time. Both have been eliminated."
Karl Rove famously said that for republicans to win elections they need to stay far enough to the right to rally the base while moving just enough to the center to get the right leaning moderates and then pray for rain on election day because the republican base is well organized and will turn out to vote no matter what. The same can't be said about the democrat base. The lower the turnout the better it is for republicans.
Just google "low voter turnout helping republicans" and you will find plenty of info that shows why they want to limit the number of people who show up at the polls.