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'Left-leaning Democrat' professor boasts of swaying Alabama GOP primary in NY Times op-ed
1819 News ^ | June 21, 2022 | Jeff Poor

Posted on 06/21/2022 8:00:25 AM PDT by Rufus2007

The anecdotal evidence of Democrat crossover voting in last month's State Senate District 27 Republican primary that resulted in a one-vote loss for incumbent State Sen. Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) to Auburn City Councilman Jay Hovey continues to accumulate.

In an op-ed published in Monday's edition of The New York Times, Auburn University creative writing professor Anton DiSclafani took credit for Whatley's single-vote loss.

"I'm a left-leaning Democrat, but on May 24, I voted on the Republican ballot in Alabama's primary election," DiSclafani wrote.

(Excerpt) Read more at 1819news.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: antondisclafani; bidenvoters; carpetbagger; crossovervoting; newyorktimes; tomwhatley
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ICYMI -- When in a one-party state, Democrats crossover and dilute the other party's primaries...
1 posted on 06/21/2022 8:00:25 AM PDT by Rufus2007
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To: Rufus2007

Another retarded, far left “Perfeser” who can’t keep his big mouth shut.


2 posted on 06/21/2022 8:02:36 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't blame me, I voted for President Trump.)
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To: Rufus2007

One wonders if he’s aware that he can be prosecuted.


3 posted on 06/21/2022 8:02:39 AM PDT by DugwayDuke (most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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To: Rufus2007

A fart in the wind.


4 posted on 06/21/2022 8:04:14 AM PDT by jmaroneps37
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To: Rufus2007

What pleasure is there in being a liar, a cheater and or a theif ..if you can’t boast about your “cleverness”?


5 posted on 06/21/2022 8:06:29 AM PDT by Leep (Hillary will NEVER be president! 😁)
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To: DugwayDuke

What can he be prosecuted for?


6 posted on 06/21/2022 8:07:16 AM PDT by Principled (Biden is illegitimate and whatever he says can be ignored. )
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To: DugwayDuke

Alabama uses an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party’s primary.


7 posted on 06/21/2022 8:09:56 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Rufus2007
Direct the blame where it belongs:

The state legislature could stop this by making all primaries closed.

But as we saw in GA, the RINO scum SoS Rat-Booger scraped over 50% in his own open primary due to 7% of Democrats voting for him.

Open primaries are how RINOs get votes from Democrats in order to try to stop conservative candidates.

8 posted on 06/21/2022 8:10:27 AM PDT by HandBasketHell
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And this is exactly what Rush Limbaugh told Republicans to do in 2008- crossover and vote for obama over hillary if they had the opportunity to do as much during primaries.

Remember Operation Chaos?? I said at the time it was a mistake because obama was such a danger.


9 posted on 06/21/2022 8:13:31 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Robert DeLong

And therein lies the problem.


10 posted on 06/21/2022 8:13:57 AM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: HandBasketHell

Exactly!!!!

Cripes- the LW craphole i live in, NY, has closed primaries!!!


11 posted on 06/21/2022 8:14:21 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Wash. U. Writing Prof Anton DiSclafani

12 posted on 06/21/2022 8:14:59 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: Menehune56

I agree. Have always been against open primaries.


13 posted on 06/21/2022 8:18:40 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Rufus2007

“Auburn University creative writing professor Anton DiSclafani took credit for Whatley’s single-vote loss”

Guess he is trying to be relevant for once. Auburn has very good agriculture, veterinary medicine and engineering (I went there, it was harder that the uppity undergrad school I attended in Virginia).

But you don’t go to Auburn to study creative writing. That’s not the type of program the university emphasizes. It’s an add-on.


14 posted on 06/21/2022 8:19:17 AM PDT by packagingguy
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Wash. U. Writing Prof Anton DiSclafani Gets Reported $1 Million Advance for First Novel

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/wash-u-writing-prof-anton-disclafani-gets-reported-1-million-advance-for-first-novel-2606259


15 posted on 06/21/2022 8:19:28 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: Rufus2007

Just returned from voting for Mo Brooks.


16 posted on 06/21/2022 8:24:23 AM PDT by blam
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To: God luvs America
Cripes- the LW craphole i live in, NY, has closed primaries!!!

That is because democrats control every level of government in NY and do not want Republicans to cross over and vote in their primaries.

17 posted on 06/21/2022 8:24:23 AM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (Dementia Joe is Not My President)
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To: MarvinStinson

Chelsea Clinton, it that you?


18 posted on 06/21/2022 8:35:00 AM PDT by Flick Lives
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To: MarvinStinson

That’s a man, baby?


19 posted on 06/21/2022 8:36:11 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: blam

Will be doing the same.


20 posted on 06/21/2022 8:36:42 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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