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  • June 1, 2017 at 7:32 am #69565
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    link:http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40771-ari-berman-on-the-attack-on-voting-rights
    “This week on CounterSpin: In a new wrinkle, Iowa Republicans, pushing a strict voter ID law that the ACLU says could disenfranchise 11 percent of the state’s eligible voters, admit that the claim that such laws are needed to prevent voter fraud is bogus. “It is true that there isn’t widespread voter fraud,” state Rep. Ken Rizer told the New York Times. “But there is a perception that the system can be cheated. That’s one of the reasons for doing this.” That perception, of course, having been cooked up by Republicans themselves….”

    June 1, 2017 at 9:48 am #69572
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    …meanwhile in London..
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    UK Election polls: Corbyn in shock surge as Labour leader now more popular than May in London

    UK General Election polls: Jeremy Corbyn in shock surge as Labour leader now more popular than Theresa May in London

    Exclusive: Labour enjoys huge 17-point lead in London as Tories face losing seats

    Theresa May is dealt a blow today as a new poll reveals support for Jeremy Corbyn surging in London.

    For the first time, more voters in the capital say they think Labour’s leader would make a better Prime Minister than Mrs May.

    The Tories’ hopes of gaining seats in London are dashed by a huge 17-point lead opening up for Labour. Instead, they could lose seats. Mrs May came out fighting with a speech in the North-East at lunchtime. “I have the determination and I have the plan,” she said, calling the election “the most important this country has faced in my lifetime”.

    She added: “If we get Brexit right, I am confident the future will be bright.”

    The current standing of the parties reflects how London voted in 1997 when Tony Blair won his landslide first victory, according to the YouGov poll of 1,000 Londoners produced for Queen Mary University of London. Labour is on 50 per cent, up from 41 per cent a month ago. The Tories are on 33 per cent, down from 36 in a month. In March the parties were just three points apart, at 37/34….

    http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/uk-general-election-polls-jeremy-corbyn-in-shock-surge-in-london-as-labour-leader-now-more-popular-a3554371.html

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