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RandySF

(71,385 posts) Thu Mar 12, 2020, 10:54 PM Mar 2020

Ocasio-Cortez: 'Rampant voter suppression' contributed to Sanders's loss in Michigan [View all]

Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday attributed some of Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) struggles in Michigan's Democratic primary election on Tuesday to “rampant voter suppression."

“Well, I think one thing that ... that isn’t being talked about is the rampant voter suppression in this country,” Ocasio-Cortez told Fox News's Bret Baier, citing long lines that young voters in college towns such as Ann Arbor had to face.

“Right there, in Ann Arbor, where we had that rally, those kids were waiting three hours in line to vote in Michigan," she explained.

Sanders, who scored an upset win in Michigan against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016, was routed in the Wolverine State this time around by former Vice President Joe Biden. The former vice president won by 17 percentage points over the Vermont senator.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/487383-ocasio-cortez-rampant-voter-suppression-contributed-to-sanderss-loss-in

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

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Ocasio-Cortez: 'Rampant voter suppression' contributed to Sanders's loss in Michigan [View all] RandySF Mar 2020 OP

rampant choosing to wait til the last possible second to vote, in the case of MI nt msongs Mar 2020 #1

And many of those students chose to register that day. RandySF Mar 2020 #2

I agree,more voters than usual is NOT voter suppression. virgogal Mar 2020 #9

She backed away from the claim already...and quickly. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #3

And black voters voted for who overall? n/t nolawarlock Mar 2020 #19

WTF? . . . Iliyah Mar 2020 #34

I'm so glad she changed her statement, that is one amazing and brave young woman. lark Mar 2020 #39

Is there such a word as... BidenBacker Mar 2020 #4

Self-promotion in this case, brush Mar 2020 #42

"Help! Help!" jrandom421 Mar 2020 #46

83 counties in Michigan, he lost every one, but it was "voter suppression"! Always an excuse. George II Mar 2020 #5

So if I got this straight BidenBacker Mar 2020 #7

Good point Clash City Rocker Mar 2020 #35

The excuses look like a coordinated rollout at this R B Garr Mar 2020 #10

Apparently only the Bernie voters though PatSeg Mar 2020 #11

Oh please. Aquaria Mar 2020 #6

What a *****! William769 Mar 2020 #8

BS voters weren't the only ones affected by long lines Aquaria Mar 2020 #12

So, she couldn't have changed her registration weeks ago? MichMan Mar 2020 #37

This is an insult to the real voter suppression that has been going on around the country peggysue2 Mar 2020 #13

And most POC voted for Joe Clash City Rocker Mar 2020 #36

While I am not buying voter suppression as a reason for Sanders losing quakerboy Mar 2020 #14

I'm really trying to like AOC.... SergeStorms Mar 2020 #15

Does AOC think there should be special express lines comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #16

Bingo. dalton99a Mar 2020 #23

LOL Skittles Mar 2020 #17

Liar. Nt helpisontheway Mar 2020 #18

Bookmarking. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #33

What the fuck is she trying to say? dalton99a Mar 2020 #20

AOC just INSULTED our DEMOCRATIC Governor and DEMOCRATIC Secretary of State... LovingA2andMI Mar 2020 #21

If you want 20-something year olds to stand in line for 2 or 3 hours BidenBacker Mar 2020 #22

sanders lost every county in Michigan Gothmog Mar 2020 #24

Let's try to push election integrity instead of feeding the RIGGED idea /nt bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #25

lol, always an excuse when you lose BIG beachbumbob Mar 2020 #26

I'm contributing to her primary opponent as soon as I click "Post my reply!" wyldwolf Mar 2020 #27

This is stupid of her, but not disqualifying bluedye33139 Mar 2020 #29

promising to primary Democrats in red and swing districts is what's disqualifying wyldwolf Mar 2020 #32

Oh my heck, this is unpleasant bluedye33139 Mar 2020 #28

I think she is saying MFM008 Mar 2020 #30

So, if there was rampant suppression, shouldn't our numbers voting have gone down??? Siwsan Mar 2020 #31

A bunch of procrastinators waiting to register on the last day MichMan Mar 2020 #38

Voter suppression is a nationwide problem where state leadership is in GOP hands n/t Politicub Mar 2020 #40

OK, AOC has gotten further down on my respectable scale onetexan Mar 2020 #41

As someone who volunteers a great deal of time on voter protection efforts, AOC is wrong Gothmog Mar 2020 #43

Uhhh, nope. MrScorpio Mar 2020 #44

It's amazing how my own personal view of AOC HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #45