From: super70s@super70s.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-23 22:42:28 +0000, BTR1701 said:   
      
   > On Feb 23, 2026 at 12:43:15 PM PST, "moviePig"  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/23/2026 1:50 PM, BTR1701 wrote:   
   >>> On Feb 23, 2026 at 3:40:58 AM PST, ""Adam H. Kerman""    
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Today's rant is about in person early voting. March 17 primary. Not that   
   >>>> concerned as two years ago, I already voted by mail, giving the post   
   >>>> office enough time.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Indiana just cut early voting in half. It is a Republican state. A handful   
   >>>> of Republican legislators were familiar with the statistics and knew   
   >>>> that this is popular with their own voter and in a few counties, half of   
   >>>> voters vote early. But the idiot Republican legislators in a heavily   
   >>>> Republican state still want to eliminate it despite their own voters   
   >>>> using it and liking it.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> My state has 40 days since COVID. However, it is not full time and each   
   >>>> county sets its own hours with 1 location. For the last 15 days, there   
   >>>> are an expanded number of locations and weekend hours.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Some day, Republicans will come to understand they are pissing off their   
   >>>> own voters with their false claims and fears about making voting more   
   >>>> convenient.   
   >>>   
   >>> If we're making early voting extend outward 40 days before and now (in   
   >>> California) 20 days after Election Day, we've now turned Election Day into   
   >>> Election Quarter. Fully 25% of the year is now "Election Day". It's getting   
   >>> fucking ridiculous.   
   >>   
   >> Rhetorical question:  What's the inherent virtue of synchronized voting?   
   >   
   > Well, for one thing, if you vote in September, a whole lot of shit can happen   
   > around the world between then and November which could/would influence your   
   > vote. If you've already voted for a candidate and you find out afterward that   
   > she's actually guilty of a homicide, you can't that vote back.   
      
   Around Memorial Day is often cited by the people who study this stuff   
   (and use historical data) as the time when most people have made up   
   their minds about the fall election, there isn't a lot that can happen   
   that will change their minds after that.   
      
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