Voters move to swing states to impact November election
Satire
Lifelong Texas Democrat, Lisa M. Lucas packs up boxes and waits for movers who will ship her items to Ohio where she hopes to have a greater impact on the upcoming election. "As a Democrat from Texas, my vote will be meaningless this November, so I am moving to Ohio where my vote might count a little more."
Lucas is one of many Democrats from so-called "Red States", or those expected to have a strong Republican majority, who plans a temporary move to a battleground state.
"I've never seen anything like it," said Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell. "It's nice to see some new faces [in Pennsylvania]."
When asked about how it feels to just pick up and move from Massachusetts to Maine, Jason Millet said, "The next four years are far more important than my current job or favorite bar."
"Carpet baggers aren't welcome in Florida," said Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who already has filed a bill in the Florida Legislature that would stop would be Democratic voters, like Lisa M. Lucas, from moving to Florida to sway the election. The bill would simply prevent anyone moving to Florida from voting until they have completed one year of residency. Newer residents could petition for voting privileges from the governor, but only after they have sworn to "Support the President and our troops in this time of war." The ACLU has already voiced strong opposition to this bill.
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Lifelong Texas Democrat, Lisa M. Lucas packs up boxes and waits for movers who will ship her items to Ohio where she hopes to have a greater impact on the upcoming election. "As a Democrat from Texas, my vote will be meaningless this November, so I am moving to Ohio where my vote might count a little more."
Lucas is one of many Democrats from so-called "Red States", or those expected to have a strong Republican majority, who plans a temporary move to a battleground state.
"I've never seen anything like it," said Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell. "It's nice to see some new faces [in Pennsylvania]."
When asked about how it feels to just pick up and move from Massachusetts to Maine, Jason Millet said, "The next four years are far more important than my current job or favorite bar."
"Carpet baggers aren't welcome in Florida," said Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who already has filed a bill in the Florida Legislature that would stop would be Democratic voters, like Lisa M. Lucas, from moving to Florida to sway the election. The bill would simply prevent anyone moving to Florida from voting until they have completed one year of residency. Newer residents could petition for voting privileges from the governor, but only after they have sworn to "Support the President and our troops in this time of war." The ACLU has already voiced strong opposition to this bill.
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