Wisconsin Megathread v3: GOP in MASSIVE DISARRAY

[Mr. Morden]

https://twitter.com/jrrosswrites/status/1245840177479725056?s=20

Like Clockwork

How does that make sense? Someone can get their ballot now, hold on to it until April 13th, then vote and send in their ballot 6 days after the day of the election?

Effectively this means that the "day of the election" is now April 13th.  It's just that in person voting is about a week earlier than that.  After that, you can only vote by mail.

[ElectionsGuy]

https://twitter.com/jrrosswrites/status/1245840177479725056?s=20

Like Clockwork

How does that make sense? Someone can get their ballot now, hold on to it until April 13th, then vote and send in their ballot 6 days after the day of the election?

https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/1246112106900045824?s=20

https://twitter.com/jrrosswrites/status/1245840177479725056?s=20

Like Clockwork

How does that make sense? Someone can get their ballot now, hold on to it until April 13th, then vote and send in their ballot 6 days after the day of the election?

Effectively this means that the "day of the election" is now April 13th.  It's just that in person voting is about a week earlier than that.  After that, you can only vote by mail.

Ok thank you.

[Covid]

What does this title have to do with anything?

[Gass3268]

https://twitter.com/MollyBeck/status/1247219479894994945?s=20

Evers probably saving lives here, but the WIGOP will probably win a reversal. Blood will be on their hands.

[EastAnglianLefty]

This is basically just daring the Wisconsin GOP to give Evers an excuse to call them murderers at every public appearance he makes for the next six months, right?

[MasterJedi]

This is basically just daring the Wisconsin GOP to give Evers an excuse to call them murderers at every public appearance he makes for the next six months, right?

They've already asked Evers to allow in person Easter/Passover services so I'm guessing they won't care and force the election to happen.

[MasterJedi]

Aaaand they've already challenged it with the state SC, told clerks to stand by to still hold the election.

[SnowLabrador]

This chaos is a preview of November nationwide.

[Virginiá]

I hope national Democrats are paying attention and have plans to force the GOP to accept national mail voting for November. Otherwise, the GOP is going to use the pandemic as an excuse to shut down polling places in Democratic-leaning areas while insisting that the election go on as planned. Most states will probably be reasonable about it, but the GOP will aggressively move to restrict voting as much as possible in many of the states that actually matter - North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Arizona, Florida...

This is bordering on 3rd world country levels of corruption.

[Stockdale for Veep]

Has there been a more effective hostile takeover of a state post-Jim Crow?

[Yoda]

Great and correct move here from Evers. It's basically what DeWine did and it was the common sense and politically smart thing to do. If republicans in Wisconsin continue to fight tooth-and-nail to keep the old election day, they're basically declaring themselves the pro-coronavirus, pro-death party.

[Virginiá]

I wouldn't necessarily say "pro-death," although they are being incredibly reckless. I don't know what the deal is up to this point, but as early as a week ago (give or take), Wisconsin's major cities were looking at barely a fraction of the number of in-person polling places they normally have, and no time for the people to adjust. You can't just expect hundreds of thousands of people to seamlessly switch to absentee voting by mail. And how are they supposed to do that if they are being told to stay away from other people, yet need a witness to be present when they sign their ballot?

The Wisconsin Republican Party is trying to hold an election that people - namely those from urban areas - can't vote in. What is this, Venezuela? No honest believer in free and fair elections should want anything to do with this.

[redjohn]

Wisconsin GOP never lets you down. Always the craziest, most ridiculous moves in the region. They're effectively murderers.

[Cuca_Beludo]

So basically:

The governor scheduled this election together with the Dem primary to give democrats an advantage.

But when the house seat (WI07) opened up, the governor refused to schedule the race on April 7 together with the general election, instead moving it to May 12 because he was worried about republican turnout.

Evers said many times in the past couple weeks that he wanted the election to go on and take place on April 7. Lower older turnout = better chance of winning.

Last week, the absentee ballots showed good margins for the GOP, so he shifted his position.

Now Republicans don't wanna postpone the election because they're winning.




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[MasterJedi]

So basically:

The governor scheduled this election together with the Dem primary to give democrats an advantage.

But when the house seat (WI07) opened up, the governor refused to schedule the race on April 7 together with the general election, instead moving it to May 12 because he was worried about republican turnout.

Evers said many times in the past couple weeks that he wanted the election to go on and take place on April 7. Lower older turnout = better chance of winning.

Last week, the absentee ballots showed good margins for the GOP, so he shifted his position.

Now Republicans don't wanna postpone the election because they're winning.




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So you don't know what you're talking about. Wisconsin spring elections are always now, the presidential primaries always fall in line with this. It was not "scheduled".

[MasterJedi]

Elections back on, 4-2 Supreme court decision by the Republican majority.

[wbrocks67]

Elections back on, 4-2 Supreme court decision by the Republican majority.

Disgusting

[Cuca_Beludo]

So basically:

The governor scheduled this election together with the Dem primary to give democrats an advantage.

But when the house seat (WI07) opened up, the governor refused to schedule the race on April 7 together with the general election, instead moving it to May 12 because he was worried about republican turnout.

Evers said many times in the past couple weeks that he wanted the election to go on and take place on April 7. Lower older turnout = better chance of winning.

Last week, the absentee ballots showed good margins for the GOP, so he shifted his position.

Now Republicans don't wanna postpone the election because they're winning.




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So you don't know what you're talking about. Wisconsin spring elections are always now, the presidential primaries always fall in line with this. It was not "scheduled".

But why isn't the WI07 election scheduled for tomorrow? Why did the governor choose to delay?

It can't be voter supression right? Dems good, republicans bad111!!

Evers lord savior, he cares so much about people.

[voice_of_resistance]

So basically:

The governor scheduled this election together with the Dem primary to give democrats an advantage.

But when the house seat (WI07) opened up, the governor refused to schedule the race on April 7 together with the general election, instead moving it to May 12 because he was worried about republican turnout.

Evers said many times in the past couple weeks that he wanted the election to go on and take place on April 7. Lower older turnout = better chance of winning.

Last week, the absentee ballots showed good margins for the GOP, so he shifted his position.

Now Republicans don't wanna postpone the election because they're winning.




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So you don't know what you're talking about. Wisconsin spring elections are always now, the presidential primaries always fall in line with this. It was not "scheduled".

But why isn't the WI07 election scheduled for tomorrow? Why did the governor choose to delay?

It can't be voter supression right? Dems good, republicans bad111!!

Evers lord savior, he cares so much about people.

Well, I'm assuming you meant it ironically, but yeah, in a Trumpified era, "Democrats good, Republicans bad" is a great rule to live by. Explains about 90% of political decisions, I just wish the media would stop presuming the GOP is acting in good faith.

[Virginiá]

But why isn't the WI07 election scheduled for tomorrow? Why did the governor choose to delay?

It can't be voter supression right? Dems good, republicans bad111!!

Evers lord savior, he cares so much about people.

If Evers want to tilt that special election towards Democrats, he would have scheduled it to be on the same day as the Democratic primary, which would then include it in this fight because now is quite possibly the worst time to try and hold an election.

I don't know why it isn't on the same day, but by doing so, he's certainly not benefiting Democrats. Not everything is a power play.

[Cuca_Beludo]

But why isn't the WI07 election scheduled for tomorrow? Why did the governor choose to delay?

It can't be voter supression right? Dems good, republicans bad111!!

Evers lord savior, he cares so much about people.

If Evers want to tilt that special election towards Democrats, he would have scheduled it to be on the same day as the Democratic primary, which would then include it in this fight because now is quite possibly the worst time to try and hold an election.

I don't know why it isn't on the same day, but by doing so, he's certainly not benefiting Democrats. Not everything is a power play.

No man. A higher rural turnout in North Wisconsin would help Kelly and you know it.

WI07 is gone for Democrats, doesn't matter if there is a D primary or not. Plus the WIGOP is a very effective state party. Wake up to the real world.

[Gass3268]

Holy f**k, it gets even worse:

https://twitter.com/stevenmazie/status/1247301052623355911?s=20

[Gass3268]

Illegitimate election

https://twitter.com/Taniel/status/1247303197078798338?s=20

[Gass3268]

https://twitter.com/MollyBeck/status/1247303958487588864?s=20

[Comrade Funk]

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