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mikelgb

(6,021 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:02 AM Mar 2020

Today's primaries already a shit show




Edit to add: I'm not complaining / commenting on behalf of the Sander's campaign. ALL voters should be able to vote. I fully expect Biden to win the IL primary regardless of the issues here. Didn't mean to give y'all the vapors! lol

edit 2:
If I posted this thread with Biden flair, would the responses be the same?

DU used to be concerned about voter disenfranchisement.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Today's primaries already a shit show (Original Post) mikelgb Mar 2020 OP
Where? n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #1
Looks like a Chicago precinct according to the twitter user's location mikelgb Mar 2020 #9
Thank you. I was assuming Florida, because, well, Floriduh. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #19
I voted in Fla.. Smooth as glass at 10AM. mitch96 Mar 2020 #21
Except for Broward and Palm Beach Counties, vote in Florida seem to go smoothly. Blue_true Mar 2020 #23
"Except for Broward " mitch96 Mar 2020 #25
I am up in Marion. Blue_true Mar 2020 #27
" I am up in Marion." mitch96 Mar 2020 #29
You will be moving in to the west of my, toward the Gulf. Blue_true Mar 2020 #31
That was Pinellas in 2000 MoonlitKnight Mar 2020 #32
Bernie is losing because a blue box didn't arrive? NCProgressive Mar 2020 #2
neither candidate is able to receive votes from this precinct n/t mikelgb Mar 2020 #11
So, because one site has problems, it means everything is a "s*** show" ? Seriously? nt Sloumeau Mar 2020 #3
They got to try to fix it so the Bern can stay in ...and promote his revolution that most don't give Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #8
fair enough, at least in this precinct it is mikelgb Mar 2020 #12
Looks like Ohio was brilliant jimfields33 Mar 2020 #15
I did a twitter search of Illinois primary OKNancy Mar 2020 #4
disenfranchised voters? mikelgb Mar 2020 #13
Just because one's candidate is losing doesn't mean voters are disenfranchised. NCProgressive Mar 2020 #14
No OKNancy Mar 2020 #16
Sanders supporters! William769 Mar 2020 #24
Each state voting today has early voting. I mailed my AZ ballot in weeks ago. grossproffit Mar 2020 #5
No provisional voting? tirebiter Mar 2020 #6
Really...is that going to be Bernie's excuse this time...for a double digit loss or will he accept Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #7
I am not Bernie Sanders. I don't work for his campaign. mikelgb Mar 2020 #18
In your dreams...it will be fixed and folks will vote...already huge numbers had already vote...bet Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #10
My poling place in Chicago was fine. LuvLoogie Mar 2020 #17
The rebecca above wrote that she wasn't old enough to vote, Sloumeau Mar 2020 #20
A self identified, "FemaleBernieBro" winning hearts and minds. oasis Mar 2020 #22
you guys need mail in ballots!!!!! samnsara Mar 2020 #26
is Bernie's youth army turning out en mass to save the day??????????????????????????????? nt msongs Mar 2020 #28
DU is indeed, concerned with voter disenfranchisement LanternWaste Mar 2020 #30
 

mikelgb

(6,021 posts)
9. Looks like a Chicago precinct according to the twitter user's location
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:18 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

rzemanfl

(30,288 posts)
19. Thank you. I was assuming Florida, because, well, Floriduh. n/t
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:38 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

mitch96

(14,664 posts)
21. I voted in Fla.. Smooth as glass at 10AM.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:00 AM
Mar 2020

Walked in, no line...showed my ID... got my verification paper, gave that in and got the ballot, voted, stuck it in the machine. They had Purell at the exit. Job done...
m

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
23. Except for Broward and Palm Beach Counties, vote in Florida seem to go smoothly.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:30 AM
Mar 2020

Hillsborough had issues, but seem to have cleared them up. Broward and Hillborough were at the center of the infamous "hanging chad" recount in 2000. Both had extraneous local stuff on their ballot that made the ballots unwieldy. My county typically keeps local issues off national level ballots, except when something unexpected happens and a local vote needs to be added.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

mitch96

(14,664 posts)
25. "Except for Broward "
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:50 AM
Mar 2020

Au contraire mon cher......... I'm in Broward.... Smooth as glass.. Actually I've never had any problems in my home town.. YMMV..
m

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
27. I am up in Marion.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 12:08 PM
Mar 2020

When the shit hits the fan, like in 2000 and 2018, we always hear about issues with Broward ballots, stuff like butterfly ballots, multi-page ballots with lots of stuff being on the ballot. In Marion, our national level ballots are clean, no local offices or issues are on them, except in a few urgent cases where something unexpected happened and the national level ballot was the quickest way to get a vote done - I like that type of organization.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

mitch96

(14,664 posts)
29. " I am up in Marion."
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 01:45 PM
Mar 2020

Love it up there... I'm selling down here in Broward and moving to Pinellas County/Dunedin.
Broward has had it's problems. Won't deny it. Poor leadership. Same for Palm Beach..
This time it went well. Maybe my town got it's act together...
m

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
31. You will be moving in to the west of my, toward the Gulf.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 02:14 PM
Mar 2020

The great thing about this area of Florida is that if you like land around your home, you can get it. Even if you live in the "country", shopping and dining is always close by. The downside is that it is redder than what you are used to, but it has moderated big in the last decade.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

MoonlitKnight

(1,585 posts)
32. That was Pinellas in 2000
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 02:38 PM
Mar 2020

Not Hillsborough.

Also Palm Beach with the butterfly ballot.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

NCProgressive

(1,315 posts)
2. Bernie is losing because a blue box didn't arrive?
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:04 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

mikelgb

(6,021 posts)
11. neither candidate is able to receive votes from this precinct n/t
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:19 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)
3. So, because one site has problems, it means everything is a "s*** show" ? Seriously? nt
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:06 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Demsrule86

(71,023 posts)
8. They got to try to fix it so the Bern can stay in ...and promote his revolution that most don't give
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:16 AM
Mar 2020

a damn about...we just want to move to the General and have Sanders return to the Senate...where he should be busy saving the economy.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

mikelgb

(6,021 posts)
12. fair enough, at least in this precinct it is
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:21 AM
Mar 2020

anecdotally I have also heard of an IL voter (unknown precinct) who said their polling place was empty; no poll workers showed up.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

jimfields33

(18,924 posts)
15. Looks like Ohio was brilliant
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:24 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
4. I did a twitter search of Illinois primary
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:08 AM
Mar 2020

There is only one group complaining

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

mikelgb

(6,021 posts)
13. disenfranchised voters?
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:22 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

NCProgressive

(1,315 posts)
14. Just because one's candidate is losing doesn't mean voters are disenfranchised.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:23 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
16. No
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:32 AM
Mar 2020

Most voters having no problems. The only ones complaining have a rose in their name.
Now, some could be trolls and not really rose people.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

William769

(55,830 posts)
24. Sanders supporters!
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:36 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)
5. Each state voting today has early voting. I mailed my AZ ballot in weeks ago.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:13 AM
Mar 2020

Deadlines:
Flordia is 10 days prior to election.
Ohio was this past Saturday.
Arizona is 10 days prior to election.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

tirebiter

(2,587 posts)
6. No provisional voting?
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:14 AM
Mar 2020

Proof of purchase is important.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Demsrule86

(71,023 posts)
7. Really...is that going to be Bernie's excuse this time...for a double digit loss or will he accept
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:15 AM
Mar 2020

that people just aren't that into him.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

mikelgb

(6,021 posts)
18. I am not Bernie Sanders. I don't work for his campaign.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:36 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Demsrule86

(71,023 posts)
10. In your dreams...it will be fixed and folks will vote...already huge numbers had already vote...bet
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:18 AM
Mar 2020

they didn't vote for Sanders much.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LuvLoogie

(7,545 posts)
17. My poling place in Chicago was fine.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:32 AM
Mar 2020

Two people at each of three precincts at 7 this morning. I didn't notice if there were more poll workers on duty. There probably were.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)
20. The rebecca above wrote that she wasn't old enough to vote,
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 10:54 AM
Mar 2020

yet she keeps making comments about what is allegedly happening at a polling place. What is she doing there if she is not even old enough to vote? Let me guess, mom is working at the polling place and mom made rebecca come, so now rebecca is all pouty and throwing shade everywhere. Oh, rebecca's twitter tail led to this tweet:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If you or any family member gets sick with covid19 from voting because the Democratic Party did not to listen to the safety precautions set by the CDC, sue immediately sue<br><br>Class action lawsuit <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OhioPrimary?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OhioPrimary</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#COVID19</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemocraticPrimary?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DemocraticPrimary</a></p>— ✩ BlindedByLight ☆ ☼︎ (@FemaleBernieBro) <a href="


?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It's as if the Bernie supporters all decided that they really do not want today's primary to take place. Why would that be, I wonder?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

oasis

(51,705 posts)
22. A self identified, "FemaleBernieBro" winning hearts and minds.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:12 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

samnsara

(18,282 posts)
26. you guys need mail in ballots!!!!!
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:51 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

msongs

(70,178 posts)
28. is Bernie's youth army turning out en mass to save the day??????????????????????????????? nt
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 12:49 PM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
30. DU is indeed, concerned with voter disenfranchisement
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 01:50 PM
Mar 2020

But I certainly understand why, when Sanders is doing so poorly, you imply it's not a concern anymore... a political bias can compel us to abuse critical thought and allege others of having "the vapors y'all!"

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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