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Originally posted by smooth
The question ought to be whether both those white and black voters were registered Democrats.
My understanding was that Democrats were disproportionately purged from the list and that the seperate issue of whether minority voters' ballots were recounted differently than non-minority voters is being mistakenly mixed.
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I'm not sure that would prove any wrongdoing, as criminals (both petty and major) overwhelmingly vote Democrat. Before I go further let me state that this is in no way an indictment of Democrats, just that in the past Democrats were more sympathetic towards due process, civil rights, and the protection of innocents from police wrongdoing. Sometimes it goes too far, sure, but in general I don't think it is an unfair statement to say. The point remains, if more Democrats were purged from the list of criminals, it doesn't necessarily prove racial discrimination. Neither does it prove that Democrats are criminals, or Democrats like criminals, or whatever link you might try to dream up between Democrats and criminals. Actually, I take that back. It's true, all Democrats are criminals. So are all Republicans!
To me, it's identical to delaying absentee ballots from overseas military would hurt Republicans more than Democrats, as would discouraging residents of the western panhandle by prematurely announcing elections results. Same effect -- registered, legal voters were prevented from voting. It's tragic, but purely political, not racial. In fact, one could make the argument that accidentally purging a registered voter who shared the same name as a felon is less terrible than willfully targeting registered military personnel and trying to deny their right to vote.
-- Alvin