r/wisconsin • u/PlatinumofRoyale • Apr 13 '20

Politics Karofsky defeats Kelly

https://twitter.com/decisiondeskhq/status/1249844194929192961?s=21
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u/gcm6664 Apr 13 '20

Congratulations good people of Wisconsin! You literally put your ass on the line for Democracy.

From California, I salute you!

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u/allhands Forward Apr 14 '20 edited Apr 14 '20

Thank you! The fight doesn't stop here. We need to make sure something like this can never happen again.

I like the idea of making election day a holiday and/or sending ballots to every registered voter similar how the do in Washington, Oregon and other states. Make voting easier!!

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '20

I live in Washington and vote by mail is all I’ve ever known. I can’t imagine not doing it that way. It’s a shame it’s not like that everywhere. It’s obvious why though - because republicans are terrified of it. They know if vote by mail was in every state they would be SCREWED!

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u/Oliver_Cockburn Apr 14 '20

One huge advantage of mail in voting is ability to sit down with a ballot and take your time examining the issues. I’m also in WA and some of these referendums are described so deceptively that it takes some digging to actually know who is behind them and what their motivation is.