pr.thinkprogress.org - 10/15/2008
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ELECTION '08 The Truth About Voter Fraud As the 2008 election process draws near -- and with early voting in many states having already begun -- conservatives are raising a great hue and cry about the threat of voter fraud. Attacks have centered on the Association of Community Organizations for ...
miamiherald.com - 10/16/2008
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How Widespread Is Vote Fraud?
Seeing the Forest —
... That is the entire United States. 26 examples of vote fraud in four years. THIS is what Fox News, CNN, all of talk radio, all the right-wing blogs, etc. are going on about 24 hours a day right now -- 26 cases in four years. Reference: Lorraine C. Minnite, [http://www.demos.org/pubs/Analysis.pdf "An Analysis of Voter Fraud in The United States,"] Dēmos, Undated, (Adapted from the 2003 report Securing The Vote, by L. Minnite and D. Callahan, with updates.) From The Progress Report: The Truth About Voter Fraud Also, take a look at the ...
Dave Johnson: How Widespread Is Vote Fraud?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... United States. 26 examples of vote fraud in four years. THIS is what Fox News, CNN, all of talk radio, all the right-wing blogs, etc. are going on about 24 hours a day right now -- 26 cases in four years.
Reference: Lorraine C. Minnite, [http://www.demos.org/pubs/Analysis.pdf "An Analysis of Voter Fraud in The United States,"] DÄmos, Undated, (Adapted from the 2003 report Securing The Vote, by L. Minnite and D. Callahan, with updates.)
From The Progress Report: The Truth About Voter Fraud
Also, take a look at the Election Protection Wiki. ...
McCain Bizarrely Claims ACORN Is ‘Destroying The Fabric Of Democracy’
Wonk Room —
... McCain’s absurd claim in tonight’s debate that ACORN is “destroying the fabric of democracy” reflects other hate-filled cries from conservatives about the ...
ThinkFast: October 16, 2008
Think Progress —
... on Election Day.” Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) is breaking with the conservative line on voter fraud and ACORN , saying yesterday, “‘I think that there’s probably less [voter fraud] than is being discussed. As we’re coming into the closing days of any campaign, there are ...
The Right’s ACORN head fake unleashes more evil
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
... This nonsensical charge by the Right is really a smokescreen to divert attention from shenanigans that really matter—voter suppression—something Republicans know all about, given what happened in Ohio in 2004 and is going on there now, even as we speak. ...
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THE VOTER FRAUD FRAUD.
prospect.org 10/15/2008 — It's probably worth saying that the ACORN gambit isn't exactly a new strategy. It's just the latest iteration of what Art Levine has termed the "voter fraud fraud":
Voter fraud is actually less likely to occur than lightning striking a person, ...
More "voter fraud" fraud
WWW.samefacts.com 1/29/2009 — Republican prosecutor in Ohio says there was evidence of massive voter fraud, refers the case to a Republican special prosecutor who used to work for him. Special prosecutor checks 600 accusations, finds one actual case.
Republican prosecutor isn't ...
A Real Case of Voter Fraud:
volokh.com 10/22/2008 — Why am I so interested in voter fraud allegations? Perhaps because the first time I looked into voter fraud allegations, they turned out to be real -- ballots had been forged...
A Note on “Voter Fraud”
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 10/14/2008 — By design, it’s relatively difficult in the United States to register to vote compared to what exists in many other countries or compared to other systems one could imagine. One consequence of this is that incentives exist to mount “voter ...
A Victory Against Voter Fraud
online.wsj.com 10/10/2008 — In ruling on the constitutionality of Indiana's voter ID law the toughest in the nation the Supreme Court had to deal with the claim that such laws demanded the strictest of scrutiny by courts, because they could disenfranchise voters. All nine ...
More Fraud
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 10/14/2008 — So what about those made-up names on voter registration forms? Well, it’s an inevitable consequence of ACORN paying people based on the number of names they bring in — it creates an incentive for people to pad their lists. But how ...
More Democrat Voter Fraud You Can Believe In
jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 11/1/2008 — In Ohio, of course.The Columbiana County Board of Elections has canceled a meeting Saturday to discuss whether two county newcomers voted improperly. No new meeting has been set.
In a related move, David Johnson, the chairman of the elections board and chairman of the county Republican Party, ...
DOJ & Voter Fraud
corner.nationalreview.com 10/28/2008 — Useful editorial from WSJ, including this bit:
Justice has also failed to enter the fray in Ohio. As many as 200,000 new voter registrations in that state are suspect, yet Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner is refusing to follow the ...
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