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A voter just sent me this video of the line outside a polling location at Riverside HS in Milwaukee. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 OP
Must be Dems SheltieLover Apr 2020 #1
Looking at the pictures, the people in MN are being more cautious than those in WI. lark Apr 2020 #2
Huh? n/t rzemanfl Apr 2020 #3
The MN primary was on March 3 before things went bad. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #5
Hmmm I see masks and social distancing. LakeArenal Apr 2020 #4
Not really. 2naSalit Apr 2020 #8
That's what I said. LakeArenal Apr 2020 #9
Doh! 2naSalit Apr 2020 #12
Yea. I was surprised. We usually agree on "stuff". LakeArenal Apr 2020 #13
Sis. ...nt 2naSalit Apr 2020 #15
Very brave people. We owe them a lot of thanks. samsingh Apr 2020 #6
If you were a Wisconsin voter notinkansas Apr 2020 #7
I'm sure they will have their minds made up 2naSalit Apr 2020 #10
The thing is.... LakeArenal Apr 2020 #11
I salute those people - most wearing masks and distancing! northoftheborder Apr 2020 #14
Wow, this gives me heart! c-rational Apr 2020 #16
When I went to drop off my ballot there were probably half a dozen Luciferous Apr 2020 #17

SheltieLover

(59,703 posts)
1. Must be Dems
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 10:43 AM
Apr 2020

Social distancing & masks. True patriots!

I'll bet repukes really unhappy!

Ridiculous these fine folks are forced to choose between safety & no right to vote!

TY for sharing!

lark

(24,196 posts)
2. Looking at the pictures, the people in MN are being more cautious than those in WI.
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 10:43 AM
Apr 2020

WI pix scare me. they are almost back to back, little space between and not one person in the WI line had on a mask.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(121,037 posts)
5. The MN primary was on March 3 before things went bad.
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 10:50 AM
Apr 2020

The situation was completely different then. I voted at a polling place, and people were already taking precautions, but as of that date there were only a handful of cases in the state.

2naSalit

(92,900 posts)
8. Not really.
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 11:43 AM
Apr 2020

I mean, if you are in the same home all day without protection, then why? AT least most of the people in the video are wearing masks and keeping a fair distance, the only ones not 6 ft apart seem to be couples who probably cohabit.

notinkansas

(1,110 posts)
7. If you were a Wisconsin voter
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 11:09 AM
Apr 2020

standing in that obscenely long line, how likely would you be to vote for a republican candidate - representing the party who orchestrated this voting debacle? I would think this alone would make people turn Democratic in a heartbeat.

2naSalit

(92,900 posts)
10. I'm sure they will have their minds made up
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 11:46 AM
Apr 2020

by the time they get into the booth. This could facilitate a landslide for Dems. Back when I lived in Madison, protests around the capitol and up and down West Washington were common. And the boombox parade wasn't all that old.

If anything, there will be so many pissed off Dems that they will show up for change. And the weather doesn't look all taht bad, thankfully.

LakeArenal

(29,826 posts)
11. The thing is....
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 11:48 AM
Apr 2020

They reduced certain areas from 150 voting stations to 15.

In areas where Repukes vote, not so much.
No lines. No barriers.

northoftheborder

(7,609 posts)
14. I salute those people - most wearing masks and distancing!
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 11:57 AM
Apr 2020

Actually a good excuse to get out of the house for a change for an ESSENTIAL activity!!!

Luciferous

(6,269 posts)
17. When I went to drop off my ballot there were probably half a dozen
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 06:39 PM
Apr 2020

others dropping off as well. I'm in Waukesha County.

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