· In Wisconsin, more allegations of fraud. Milwaukee election officials recently turned in 32 more voter registration workers to the district attorney’s office for possible prosecution, bringing the total to 39.
· The secretary of state of Ohio is, in effect, disenfranchising many who have relied on printed applications for absentee ballots -- claiming that because appropriate boxes not been checked on the card requesting the ballot that the person shouldn’t get the ballot. “So we are concerned that a lot of people who want to vote absentee in Ohio are not going to be able to do so,” concluded Danforth.
· Rudman zeroed in on the case of Michigan where “we believe that the Obama campaign has made really false claims about trying to suppress voters there.”
“Our concern is that if this is a close election ... and if one side believes it has been cheated ... it is going to be harder to heal the wounds that are created at election time,” said Danforth.
“[W]e have extended our hand to the Obama campaign and to the Democratic National Committee, hoping that ways can be found where we can work together toward what should be the common objective for both presidential candidates,” said Danforth.
When asked to comment on whether Florida was going to be a problem child this election cycle, the team would not directly respond.
If you have not done your civic duty and become educated on the GOP’s systematic rigging of our elections and the Democrats’ complicity or ignorance of the entire con job, than I suggest you sit down to watch, “Hacking Democracy”, “Free for All”, “Uncounted”, and the HBO film “Recount.”
And I suggest you do a bit of citizen journalism now. Call your state’s election board, ask questions, and monitor the news closely if you live in a battleground state.
I've left out any mention of the massive voter caging going on. Visit Brad Blog or read some Greg Palast and then ask your election boards about what you've read.
You know how Barack Obama complained about Bush not challenging Americans to do more than shop after 9/11 in the debate this week? Barack Obama has an opportunity to challenge Americans to keep a close and unwavering eye on the actions of election boards, governors, attorney generals, and the GOP in all battleground states from now until the election.
Our future will depend on whether we pay attention or not.
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