3/ @ariberman investigated how Wisconsin’s voting restrictions may have affected the election. Here’s what he found.http://bit.ly/2yAkGYe
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14/ Trump won Wisconsin by 22,748 votes.
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15/ Neil Albrecht, Milwaukee's election director, says the photo ID requirement “changed the outcome of the election” in WI.pic.twitter.com/xvYvUzx0Z4
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16/ Voter suppression isn’t just happening in Wisconsin. It’s also taking place in the rest of the country.pic.twitter.com/EebGw47uNw
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17/ Since the gutting of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, states have seen an increasing rollback of voting protections.pic.twitter.com/BxSagw3ZTM
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18/ Republican-controlled statehouses have passed more voting restrictions in 2017 than in 2016 and 2015 combined.
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19/ As Ari writes: “The lesson from 2016 is terrifyingly clear. If voter suppression can work in Wisconsin...it can work anywhere.”
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20/20 “And if those who believe in fair elections don't’ start to take this threat seriously, history will repeat itself.”
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Trump Sending us forever Backward
#NotMyPresident#electoralreform#popularvoteThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Let’s hope that all red districts & red states turn blue in 2018. As long as Trump & the GOP screwed up badly by then.
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I bring my up to date passport with me to every vote, just in case. When polls won't accept passports as ID use it to flee.
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Voter suppression
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This is so disgusting! The MAJORITY of voters put Hilary in the WH. EVEN with all the suppression.
@realDonaldTrump is#IllegitimatePOTUSThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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