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Originally posted by Pirate Aaron
I think the lower AA turnout in NC is a mixture of the GOP cutting the polling places in areas with high AA population and Hurricane Matthew devastating the poor areas of NC, which a lot of them have a high AA population.
Georgia and Arizona will definitely become swing states in the future. Southern states are getting bluer while the upper midwest is getting redder.
I've always wanted to know why the lines are so long to vote in states that have TWO WEEKS of early voting. I've never waited to go vote.
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Yes and if I remember correctly, some lower courts sympathized with those areas and allowed them more time to do things in NC, but overall the state put up voting barriers. Democrats should try the court system again, but make their demands more specific. The 4th Circuit granted them most of the old voting rules back, but didn't say how many days and how many locations should be open - that gave each county the power to expand or retract voting availability
Arizona and Georgia already have diverse populations that keep growing, not to mention Atlanta is popping with lots of great things to do
Iowa is aging, Ohio's black population is dwindling. I believe Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania could be flipped back with better turn out, but now the DNC will need a plan B if they don't.
If it's too hard to cater to all those regions and DNC has to make a choice, I suggest they go for Arizona over Iowa, for example. Friendlier demographics and more points.
