Where the GOP could get dirty

Salon by Andrew Burmon | Oct. 22, 2008 (Investigative Report)
From Ohio to Florida to Montana, here's where Republicans may be using voter suppression tactics to tilt the presidential election.

at local and regional levels -- in some potentially critical states on the electoral map -- there has been dubious activity that could result in the disenfranchisement of voters who would likely punch the ballot for Barack Obama.

The following guide collects recent reports of alleged suppression tactics across a dozen states, from Ohio to Virginia to Montana. If the Nov. 4 vote turns out to be another squeaker, the hottest spots to watch in the ... Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 22, 2008

The investigation piece goes state to state giving short details of actions that seem aimed at reducing voter turnout in swing states. The pattern of dirty tricks and racism shows up across the nation.

Watch Pennsylvania. If McCain is claiming it is close there, counter to the polls, and is spending money there, it suggests to me that disenfranchisement and/or rigged counting of the votes may well be planned on a large scale.

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