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>... few percent is all that is required to swing many elections, ...
I don't think data upholds that.
Whut? Electoral collegely speaking, Hillary lost by 33,000 votes in 2016. Biden won by 44,000 votes in 2020.
Looking at just 2024 House results:
Adam Gray (D) 0.09 percentage points (187 votes)
Elissa Slotkin (D) 0.34 percentage points
In the 2024 election, the 11 most competitive House races were decided by less than two percentage points. Republicans won six of these tight decisions and Democrats five.That aside, the concerns you voice are general. They exist without this stupid.
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#23 | Posted by et_al
Trump is the one laying the groundwork. If you don't see that, well...
I'm not seeing the confusion and suppression. I foresee the Buffoon signing something, the courts stopping it and normal voting processes proceed. What do you see that foresee that leads to confusion and suppression?
#19 | Posted by et_al
Certain less-aware members of the voting public, a few percent is all that is required to swing many elections, hearing that they now need proof of citizenship to vote and deciding not to bother. And Republican powers-that-be deciding to still go forward with Trump's rules on election day, or lead the public to believe that they will, thereby discouraging them from voting.
And that's not even getting into the registration issue that will be suppressing the vote in the weeks ahead: "Registration has been the number one reason why citizens in the US do not vote, which is why most democracies automatically enroll their citizens."
Voter Suppression en.wikipedia.org
Not everyone has multiple days to spend on making sure they can vote.
Testing on himself seems a bit nutty, but:
10 Scientists Who Experimented on ThemselvesSo not unheard of.
mentalfloss
Self-experimentation in medicine (wikipedia) gives other examples, including the guy who figured out that the cause of stomach ulcers was bacteria, and not stress by drinking a vial of bacteria ("His only option was self-experimentation: ethical measures forbade him from administering H. pylori to any other person. In 2005, Marshall and his long-time collaborator Robin Warren were awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, "for their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease".)



"Billionaires' Low Taxes Becoming a Problem for Economy"
There are fewer than 1,000 billionaires in the United States. Once again society persecutes helpless minorities.