Comments on: Voter fraud http://www.badgerblues.org/2007/04/12/voter-fraud/ progressive politics from Madison, Wisconsin Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:25:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Nate http://www.badgerblues.org/2007/04/12/voter-fraud/#comment-58242 Nate Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:52:38 +0000 http://www.badgerblues.org/2007/04/12/voter-fraud/#comment-58242 Nice post. I'd add negative campaigning to your list. I think that is by far the greatest culprit of voter suppression. Nice post. I’d add negative campaigning to your list. I think that is by far the greatest culprit of voter suppression.

]]> By: Scott http://www.badgerblues.org/2007/04/12/voter-fraud/#comment-58020 Scott Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:22:21 +0000 http://www.badgerblues.org/2007/04/12/voter-fraud/#comment-58020 It has been my contention for over a decade that if you want to know the dirty tricks the republicans are up to, the first and foremost step is to look at what they accuse others of doing. Of course I've been told I was paranoid, but in the last year my empirical observation seems to be gaining traction. The evidence has been available for years, and the grade school mentality of calling dibs on accusations should have made it obvious without having to even look into the facts or think about it. Finally, it is starting to backfire on them. Even their ridiculous claims which remain unchallenged may not be enough to save their credibility. In our state (Washington) the republicans squawked about felons voting, making out like a few gazillion voted, instead of a few. "Of course," they said, "those pariahs all voted for democrats." Anyone who has ever worked in fields where a lot of ex-cons work would know they lean towards the republican ideals which appeal to them. Sadly, those include things like the marginalizing of 'undesirables' and entitlements for the right sort. I've seen it in the fast food industry, construction, and fishing. When I worked in those fields as a college student I generally kept my progressive ideas to myself in the interest of workplace harmony. I was actually surprised to find there were fewer conservatives in places like Microsoft where there is a strong conservative bent. It has been my contention for over a decade that if you want to know the dirty tricks the republicans are up to, the first and foremost step is to look at what they accuse others of doing. Of course I’ve been told I was paranoid, but in the last year my empirical observation seems to be gaining traction. The evidence has been available for years, and the grade school mentality of calling dibs on accusations should have made it obvious without having to even look into the facts or think about it.

Finally, it is starting to backfire on them. Even their ridiculous claims which remain unchallenged may not be enough to save their credibility. In our state (Washington) the republicans squawked about felons voting, making out like a few gazillion voted, instead of a few. “Of course,” they said, “those pariahs all voted for democrats.” Anyone who has ever worked in fields where a lot of ex-cons work would know they lean towards the republican ideals which appeal to them. Sadly, those include things like the marginalizing of ‘undesirables’ and entitlements for the right sort. I’ve seen it in the fast food industry, construction, and fishing. When I worked in those fields as a college student I generally kept my progressive ideas to myself in the interest of workplace harmony. I was actually surprised to find there were fewer conservatives in places like Microsoft where there is a strong conservative bent.

]]> By: K http://www.badgerblues.org/2007/04/12/voter-fraud/#comment-57968 K Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:46:08 +0000 http://www.badgerblues.org/2007/04/12/voter-fraud/#comment-57968 It's even worse than 0.00007%, since the crackdown stretches over at least three, and probably four elections, from 2000 to 2006. 86 instances of fraud, almost all of them unintentional, for the entire country, comes out to less than one case of fraud per state, every two election cycles. It’s even worse than 0.00007%, since the crackdown stretches over at least three, and probably four elections, from 2000 to 2006. 86 instances of fraud, almost all of them unintentional, for the entire country, comes out to less than one case of fraud per state, every two election cycles.

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