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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Oct 10

    emptywheel Retweeted Kyle Griffin

    It has always been the case that GOP suppression has had a bigger effect than anything Putin could drum up.https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1050120079193587713 …

    emptywheel added,

    Kyle GriffinVerified account @kylegriffin1
    Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp's (R) office is blocking 53,000 people from registering to vote, according to records obtained by the AP, "a huge number that could sway his gubernatorial race against Democrat Stacey Abrams." https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/brian-kemp-is-blocking-53k-applicants-from-registering-to-vote-most-of-them-black …
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      2.  😱‏ @AreWeMarried Oct 10
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Imagine what the two can drum up together. It’s not either/or.

        1 reply 0 retweets 10 likes
      3. Jody is scared/not halloween-related‏ @JodyShenn Oct 10
        Replying to @AreWeMarried @emptywheel

        I think *bigger* effect is debatable in terms of just last presidential election

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Oct 10
        Replying to @JodyShenn @AreWeMarried

        No. Simply, no. Because the voter suppression there had a demonstrable effect.

        4 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
      5. Angela York Crane‏ @toocanAnj Oct 10
        Replying to @emptywheel @JodyShenn @AreWeMarried

        http://www2.philly.com/philly/columnists/will_bunch/trump-won-2016-election-russian-hacking-kathleen-hall-jamieson-book-20181009.html …

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      6. Angela York Crane‏ @toocanAnj Oct 10
        Replying to @toocanAnj @emptywheel and

        Looks like Russian interference did help Trump get elected.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7.  😱‏ @AreWeMarried Oct 10
        Replying to @toocanAnj @emptywheel @JodyShenn

        I really don’t want to read this, do I? Here I go. 🚪

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      8.  😱‏ @AreWeMarried Oct 10
        Replying to @AreWeMarried @toocanAnj and

        The book comes out on 11/20. For now, I guess I’ll read reviews and pretend to believe in our elections.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. (((my_random_name)))‏ @my_random_name Oct 10
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Except that voter suppression has been going on for YEARS without the Democrats doing anything. So they needed something NEW to blame. Rather than spend any money to deal with the suppression problem.

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      1. Not the real Dark Tangent‏ @DarkTangent1 Oct 10
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Not the real Dark Tangent Retweeted Elana Schor

        https://twitter.com/eschor/status/1050091744052822016 …

        Not the real Dark Tangent added,

        Elana SchorVerified account @eschor
        Fantastic look at voter registration in GA, where the GOP sec of state running for governor cancelled “nearly 670,000 registrations ... in 2017 alone.” https://apnews.com/fb011f39af3b40518b572c8cce6e906c …
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      1. joy larson‏ @larson_joy Oct 10
        Replying to @emptywheel

        My only hope is that the ACLU starts fighting like they did last time and that people take to the streets

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      1. Jeffrey Kaye‏ @jeff_kaye Oct 10
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Well you really wouldn’t know that from listening to Democrats these days, or reading most blogs or newspapers.

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      1. leveller‏ @lib_ertarian_ Oct 10
        Replying to @emptywheel

        funny then, that the Dem focus is on Russia! Russia! Russia! all the time. hmmm...

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      1. Angela York Crane‏ @toocanAnj Oct 10
        Replying to @emptywheel

        it's not an either or. Putin's interference is important. GOP suppression is too.

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      1. Maggie Day‏ @MaggieDay55 Oct 10
        Replying to @emptywheel

        2, 3, 4 things can be true at once. Transnational cartel, that includes hand raising, looting, TRUE criminals in office-> GOP, MP, RU -> take your pick.

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      1. My Info‏ @502bigcardsfan Oct 10
        Replying to @emptywheel @tommyb4_cards

        File a case. Won’t work for now but maybe next election. Unless judge files an order

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      1. GneauxWayJose‏ @GneauxWayJose Oct 11
        Replying to @emptywheel @Amy_in_Michigan

        Bahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahja yeah no shit. Imagine the impact Hillary had on Bernie when she colluded against him with dems...😬

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      1. John Fairbanks‏ @JohnFairbanks1 Oct 11
        Replying to @emptywheel

        One foot pushes the other.

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      1. Chris Labarthe‏ @chris_labarthe Oct 10
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Unless a major part of what Putin drummed up was active (ie, non-marcom) suppression

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      1. Dimitri Raitzin‏ @raitzin Oct 10
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Does that mean we can stop the collusion investigation?

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      1. Share‏ @sherebee Oct 10
        Replying to @emptywheel

        To be fair, not "always". I agree with your point; however. Who needs Russia when our own damn fellow Americans betray our country?

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