It is gonna be a landslide!

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64. Hold the finish! And STOP cheering long lines.

Enormous barriers are going to be erected. Long lines created by under-allocation of resources in populous, Democratic leaning areas are an old and proven tactic to suppress votes. And it works. Particularly when coupled with overconfidence. Many simply cannot afford to wait. Others think "she's winning anyway" and give up. In phone banking or canvasing anyone who hasn't voted yet needs to be prepared, and encouraged to be persistent and overcome hurdles that are going to be erected -- and be ready with a plan for waiting -- child care, time off work, whatever a person can possibly do.

We MUST stop cheering long lines. We should be angry and demand action and better future planning. Any federal voting rights legislation should include deep fines for counties who fail their residents and subject them to long lines.