"They're afraid of a fair election." So true!

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COMMENTS: 
*  There really is no other word or phrase to describe the Republicans' actions today with regards to voting rights, gerrymandering, etc. Sanders is spot-on with this observation.
*  It's really amazing when you look at it from an historical basis.  The Republicans have had to cater more and more to the Birchers, Fundies and fringe nuts as the demographics have changed and continue to do so.  Then they went to state and local on these same hot button issues like abortion, guns and "values" and gerrymandered the districts.  Now they need to play the last card in the deck and outright disenfranchise voters through whatever means necessary in order to cobble together any monstrosity that might win a national.  Toss in a ridiculous propaganda channel or two and slather a boatload of money on top and still they have nothing but a scary, dysfunctional, barely cohesive party to present to the nation.  None of this can hold; it's just desperate last gasps which is why it's all about GOTV.
*  Political cowards --- possibly.  political criminals --- DEFINITELY
*  This was my favorite moment tonight. Bernie Sanders saying, "It has never occurred to me as a candidate to figure out a way to deny the vote to people because they might vote against me." One could tell what a low opinion he has of Republicans who undermine voting rights.
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Bernie Sanders Slams GOP On Voting Rights: 'They're Political Cowards!'
By Tierney Sneed, November 6, 2015

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called Republicans "political cowards" for their efforts to restrict voting rights and suggested a constitutional amendment might be necessary to protect the franchise.

"Maybe this is personal because I run for office. Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win," Sanders said, when Rachel Maddow brought the topic up at Friday's MSNBC Democratic 2016 Forum."It has never occurred to me as a candidate to figure out a way to deny the vote to people because they might vote against me. People who do that are political cowards. They're afraid of a fair election."

He said the push for voting restrictions was a "a real crisis in this country" and said legislation or "maybe a constitutional amendment" was needed to guarentee that everyone 18 years of age is registered to vote.

"What Republican are doing is so un-American, so outrageous. It is literally beyond belief," Sanders said. "They're political cowards and if they can't face a free election, they should get another job."
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