The Repubs seem to be running their voter suppression campaign the same way they're running the regular campaign. I think a large increase in the ability to early vote accounts for some of their failures... it's a lot easier to screw things up when everyone is at one place at one time. They also overreached with the Acorn thing in an attempt to provide cover to their nefarious activities. Still, I expect they'll pick it up in the next few days with a focus on PA, which has no early voting and is prime for voter challenges and other mischief on Tuesday. I should add that the Republican Party will be deploying thousands of people across America to prevent Americans from voting while Democrats will deploy thousands of people to try and counter those efforts. So, one party only wants some Americans to vote while the other party wants all to vote... one party thinks there are distinct places called "real America" while the other thinks we're all Americans.
How many times does this have to be circulated before the Obama crazy zombies realize that they orchestrated the biggest voter suppression fraud in history during the primaries? ======================================================= Dear Chair Derby: I write on behalf of Hillary Clinton for President (”the Committee”) in regard to the January 19, 2008 Nevada Democ-ratic Caucus. The Committee is aware of a letter addressed to you today from the Obama for America campaign requesting an inquiry into the conduct of the caucuses. The Committee shares the Obama campaign’s concern that full participation in the democratic process may have been compromised by the substantial number of irregularities occurring at the caucuses, and we fully support a complete inquiry by the Nevada State Democratic Party (the ”Party”) into all caucus improprieties. This letter is not intended as a response to the Obama campaign’s letter. However, in the interest of a complete record, and in contrast to the alleged minor procedural problems noted by the Obama campaign, the Committee wishes to bring to your attention information we have received evidencing a premeditated and predesigned plan by the Obama campaign to engage in systematic corruption of the Party’s caucus procedures. Compounding this blatant distortion of the caucus rules was an egregious effort by the Obama campaign to manipulate the voter registration process in its own favor, thereby disenfranchising countless voters. Finally, the Committee has received a vast number of reliable reports of voter suppression and intimidation by the Obama campaign or its allies. The Committee had 30 phone lines on Saturday to receive calls in its Las Vegas offices. These lines rang continuously from early morning until well after the caucuses concluded with reports from people who were victimized and who observed irregularities. The phone lines were so over-whelmed that many callers resorted to calling individual Committee staff cell phones to report that they could not get through. The Committee also received many similar calls at its national headquarters. The Committee is confident that any investigation into the conduct of the caucuses will be thorough, fair and in the interest of insuring that future Party caucuses will be as open and democratic as possible. Systematic Corruption of the Party’s Caucus Procedures The Committee received substantially similar reports of improprieties of such a number as to leave no conclusion but that the Obama campaign and its allies and supporters engaged in a planned effort to subvert the Party’s caucus procedures to its advantage. For example: þ Preference cards were premarked for Obama. þ Clinton supporters were denied preference cards on the basis that none were left, while Obama supporters at the same caucus sites were given preference cards. þ Caucus chairs obviously supporting Obama: o Deliberately miscounted votes to favor Senator Obama. o Deliberately counted unregistered persons as Obama votes. o Deliberately counted young children as Obama votes. o Refused to accept preference cards from Clinton supporters who were at the caucus site by noon on the ground that the cards were not filled out fast enough. o Told Clinton supporters to leave prior to electing delegates. þ Clinton supporters who arrived late were turned away from the caucus, while late Obama supporters were admitted to the caucus. Manipulation of the Voter Registration Process Numerous reports received by the Committee demonstrate a concerted effort on the part of the Obama campaign and its supporters to prevent eligible voters supporting a candidate other than Senator Obama from caucusing. The Obama supporters complained of were acting in positions of authority at the caucus sites. Some of these reports are as follows: þ Obama supporters wrongly informed Clinton supporters that they were not allowed to participate in the caucus if their names were not on the voter rolls. However, Obama supporters whose names did not appear on the voter rolls were permitted to register at the caucus site. þ Obama supporters falsely informed Clinton supporters that no registration forms were available for them to register to vote at the caucus site. þ Obama supporters wrongly told Clinton supporters who were attempting to caucus at the wrong precinct that they could not caucus at that site, while simultaneously permitting Obama supporters at the wrong precinct to participate. þ Obama supporters were allowed to move to the front of the registration and sign-in line. Voter Suppression and Intimidation The Committee received a substantial number of disturbing reports from voters that they had been subject to harassment, intimidation or efforts to prevent them from voting. Some of the most egregious of these complaints are described below: þ Voters at at-large caucus sites were informed that those sites were for Obama supporters only. þ Clinton supporters at at-large caucus sites were told that their managers would be watching them while they caucused. þ Workers were informed that their supervisors kept lists of Clinton and Obama supporters, and were told that they could not caucus unless their name was on the list of Obama supporters. þ Many Clinton supporters were threatened with employment termination or other discipline if they caucused for Senator Clinton. þ Workers were required to sign a pledge card to support Obama if they wanted time off to participate in the caucus. þ Workers at one casino were offered a lavish lunch and permitted to attend and register to vote only if they agree to support Obama. The complaints summarized above represent only a small sample of the complaints received by the Committee. With respect to each of these complaints and many more, the Committee has the names and phone numbers of those reporting these incidents and the specific precinct numbers where the incidents occurred. Upon request the Committee will share these with the Party with appropriate safeguards to protect these individuals from reprisal. On the whole, these reports show a troubling effort by the Obama campaign and its allies and supporters to advance their own campaign at the expense of the right of all Nevada Democrats to participate in the democratic process in a free, fair and open manner. Senator Clinton and the Committee are wholly committed to ensuring that every eligible voter has his or her vote cast and counted. There is no place in the American electoral process for the types of voter suppression, intimidation and harassment systematically engaged in by the Obama campaign, its allies and supporters. Sincerely, Lyn Utrecht Counsel Hillary Clinton for President
More... January 19, 2008 Bill Clinton, speaking at a Vegas YMCA last night, made more charges against Obama and claimed to have, with Chelsea, personally witnessed voter suppression by the Culinary Workers: There is this whole business of the new politics. Well I got a taste of the new politics today. We need a new politics where we all love each other. You’ve heard all that. There’s a radio ad up in the northern part of Nevada telling Republicans that they ought to just register as Democrats for a day so they can beat Hillary and go out and be Republicans next week and vote in the primary. Doesn’t sound like the new politics to me. Today when my daughter and I were wandering through the hotel, and all these culinary workers were mobbing us telling us they didn’t care what the union told them to do, they were gonna caucus for Hillary. There was a representative of the organization following along behind us going up to everybody who said that, saying 'if you’re not gonna vote for our guy were gonna give you a schedule tomorrow so you can’t be there.' So, is this the new politics? I haven’t seen anything like that in America in 35 years. So I will say it again – they think they're better than you. (The transcript was provided by one source with a recording of the event, and confirmed by another.) To go over the facts here, the only publicly reported radio ad anything like what Clinton refers to is one that encourages Republicans and independents to caucus, but doesn't mention Hillary. And the Vegas papers haven't found any evidence of the kind of straightforward voter suppression Clinton reports. The Obama campaign has suggested the Clinton campaign file formal complaints if it has evidence. "This is ludicrous," Culinary Workers political director Pilar Weiss told Politico. She said the union is "aware that some workers aren't going to vote our way" and doesn't engage in intimidation. "The fact that they lost a lawsuit aimed at suppressing workers' votes, and that now they're trying to hold on to these baseless claims is ridiculous," she said. Weiss also said Clinton's claim is "technically impossible." Clinton supporters can ask union organizers -- who are actively promoting Obama's candidacy -- to add their names to the lists of workers who will take time off to caucus today. But signs posted around the casinos advertise another avenue to get the time off: Workers can go around the union and ask their managers directly. "We have found it shocking that President Clinton has gotten so engaged in promoting these accusations," she said. http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmi...ppression.html
Obama has supported voter fraud dating back to his run for State Senate. This is nothing new for him. For his supporters to bring this issue up simply shows their ignorance. And a campaign memo was leaked recently that illustrated the Obamabots' strategy of alleging fraud, even if there is none, just to combat ACORN bad press. Typical libpig shenanigans... no scruples... gotta game the system... This is a first world country folks. Please act like it. This isn't Kenya, where Obama's cousin cheated and then ordered genocidal attacks.
Struck a nerve did I? So, the only special project you might do in PA is GOP dirty tricks vote suppression. How nice. I knew they wouldn't trust you with any message related stuff. Anyway, strange you didn't highlight this portion... And it's interesting that the Obama campaign filed a complaint first... not to mention that Hillary won the caucus...
Notice in multiple posts in this thread TJ had ZERO defense for the GOP suppression tactics. Instead he tried to change the subject. As usual that is the only tactic left to TJ. He has FAILED to provide even one sliver of defense for the GOP.
By the way, if you Dems want to do a Special Project, go here: http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/makecalls Yet another example of how the Obama campaign's redefining the ground game... you can call voters in swing states from wherever you happen to be... and you can do it as much or as little as you want.
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