The only reason I don't have any high expectation for Florida is because the republicans have an inside track for controlling the outcome. As to Arizona, the counting continues and the majority of votes are coming in for the democrat. There are too many instituitonal forces at at work in Florida to foster any real hope of a fair count toward the outcome. Much like in 2000 when a conservative supreme court cleared the way for a republican victory I see nothing here that would stop another finagling of these outcomes. There is hope for sure that the democrats will be given a fair shot at winning but only up until republicans fear they may lose and then the manipulation will set in.
It is sad that I have come to expect this from the republican party but they have shown me no other side of them when the contests are close. They have to win at all costs instead accepting the true will of the people they are supposed to represent. It seems that in Arizona however, the republican party is less inclined to meddle in this election. Their have been prominent republicans who have come out against any attempt to stop the vote counting. Which should also be the case in Florida but what we are getting there is a united front from republicans claiming that democrats are cheating when in reality all democrats are doing is telling everyone that all votes should be counted. But that isn't what republicans want as we have seen in their continuing efforts to diesnfranchise historical democratic voters.
I did not bring the Georgia controversy into this post because it is still evolving into its next phase. However, the Arizona and Florida races are being counted or recounted in real time right now. Much will be revealed over the next few days how the senate and governorship of Florida will turn out and in the coming week we should be done counting in Arizona, Wednesday is that time frame. But as I have learned about Florida, the expectation must remain low to keep from being overly upset by the new round of trickery republicans are planning to keep their power there through whatever non democratic means they can imagine. It is sickening and in some way I hope a karmic event happens to upset the devious plans republicans always, and I mean always resort to.
It is sad that I have come to expect this from the republican party but they have shown me no other side of them when the contests are close. They have to win at all costs instead accepting the true will of the people they are supposed to represent. It seems that in Arizona however, the republican party is less inclined to meddle in this election. Their have been prominent republicans who have come out against any attempt to stop the vote counting. Which should also be the case in Florida but what we are getting there is a united front from republicans claiming that democrats are cheating when in reality all democrats are doing is telling everyone that all votes should be counted. But that isn't what republicans want as we have seen in their continuing efforts to diesnfranchise historical democratic voters.
I did not bring the Georgia controversy into this post because it is still evolving into its next phase. However, the Arizona and Florida races are being counted or recounted in real time right now. Much will be revealed over the next few days how the senate and governorship of Florida will turn out and in the coming week we should be done counting in Arizona, Wednesday is that time frame. But as I have learned about Florida, the expectation must remain low to keep from being overly upset by the new round of trickery republicans are planning to keep their power there through whatever non democratic means they can imagine. It is sickening and in some way I hope a karmic event happens to upset the devious plans republicans always, and I mean always resort to.
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