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Now for Something Not Featuring Donald Trump: Simon's Cat, in "Off to the Vet"

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Hecuba's daughter11/29/2017 9:17:15 pm PST

re: #88 Interesting Times

Is it something in the water down there? -_-

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I live in a Congressional district that was represented by old-style Republicans for decades: pro-choice, pro-environment. In 2006, we had a biracial Democratic challenger who hoped to win by bringing out the African American vote in the suburb of Waukegan. Despite substantial effort by the party, the vote was still low and the candidate lost in a close race. My sister who pollwatched in the district discovered that many of the residents actually did not have an official home; they lived with friends and did not know where they were registered to vote. We underestimate the effect of instability in the lives of the poor on their ability to participate in the political realm.