Progressives (Liberals)

That Twitter user's profile says she's from Chicago.

That Twitter user's profile says she's from Chicago.

But, you know, don't start letting facts have any bearing on your world view now.

That Twitter user's profile says she's from Chicago.

In Arizona, Florida and Illinois, people seeking to vote encountered significant hurdles that appeared directly related to the coronavirus outbreak, according to interviews with voters and nonpartisan advocates. The three states chose to proceed with their contests this week while a fourth — Ohio — postponed in a controversial, eleventh-hour move on Monday night, citing a “health emergency.”

In locations around Chicago, voters arrived at polling places to find no election judges to run the precinct as well as no disinfecting supplies. Some voting locations in Palm Beach County, Fla., had not opened by late morning. And around Arizona, some people were directed to vote at municipal buildings that were otherwise closed to the public, causing confusion.

Even in Ohio, some voters showed up at polling sites on Tuesday morning only to learn that in-person voting was delayed until June 2. In some locations, advocates said, no signs were posted to indicate the change.
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The chaos around the country underscored the last-minute nature of the planning in many jurisdictions as election officials grappled with hundreds of scared poll workers dropping out and evolving guidance from public health officials about whether voting was safe — all at the height of the Democratic presidential primary contest.

The widespread complaints raised questions about the decision to proceed with Tuesday’s primaries, even as the health crisis has deepened. Yet complaints also poured in about Ohio’s decision to postpone its primary, reflecting the difficult decisions state officials are facing.
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Problems appeared especially pronounced in Illinois, where elections are administered by 108 local authorities. The state has 155 pledged delegates in the Democratic primary.

In Barrington, a northwest suburb of Chicago, election judges did not show up when doors opened at 6 a.m., causing frustration among voters. A spokesman for local election officials said replacements were sent “shortly before 9 a.m.”

When Emily Ioppolo, a theater production artist, and her boyfriend went to vote at 6 a.m. at a church in their Lakeview neighborhood, also on the North Side of Chicago, they encountered “empty tables set up with nothing on them.” Precinct workers told them that ballots and machines had not yet been delivered.

The couple returned after 7 a.m. and, once again, nothing was there. “They were trying to call the board of elections but no one was picking up,” she said.
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In Palatine, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Kim Inman, 62, said she got pressure from her family not to serve as an election judge this year out of fears of contracting the coronavirus. She decided to go ahead after she received an email from the Cook County Clerk’s Office promising that her location would have hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes.

When she showed up at 6 a.m., neither were there. “My family did not want me doing this,” she said.

By late morning Tuesday, no supplies had arrived. Two of the four judges also did not show up, so she was staffing Precinct 17 with just a high school student. Turnout had been light, with only about 70 people so far.
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..but there are over 1,000 polling places in Cook County (where Chicago is) today.

Problems appeared especially pronounced in Illinois, where elections are administered by 108 local authorities.

Exactly. And it is really the only strategy to adopt now. The three of us here made the decision this morning to remain in the house other than for walks if we choose. Shopping will be done by a young relative as needed. It's unclear whether there are any verified infections in this small city but there will be soon enough and it's likely there are unrecognized infections now. Brother will miss golf and his work for Habitat for Humanity. Sister in law will have to cease all her personal support for myeloma patients (she is one herself). I'll miss some social interactions and a bunch of renovation work that was upcoming but that's really nothing of concern for me. Best of luck to you and yours.

Sociopaths excepted, of course.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

96% of airline profits over the last decade went to buying up their own stocks to juice the price - not raising wages or other investments.

If there is so much as a DIME of corporate bailout money in the next relief package, it should include a reinstated ban on stock buybacks.