Karl Rove's big election-fraud hoax

Republican manipulation of the polls long predates the U.S. attorneys plot -- and the U.S. voting system needs an overhaul.

But the assault on voter fraud was a solution looking for a problem. As part of the Help America Vote Act, Republicans insisted on creating the Election Assistance Commission, which commissioned studies of the asserted problem. When the studies failed to turn up evidence of fraud nationwide, appointed Republican officials on the EAC insisted that the language say only that "there is a great deal of debate on the pervasiveness of fraud in elections" -- the ... Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008

The author uses unnecessary insults and derogatory language ("inept crew of thugs") to bolster his points, which only diminishes the value of his argument in my view. On these grounds alone, I have to give this story low marks, regardless of its potential merits. By demonizing Republicans, this opinion piece accomplishes precious little, other than fuel the flames of partisan finger-pointing. If Salon wishes to publish more incendiary material like this, I would encourage them to prominently link to other opinion pieces representing opposing viewpoints, preferrably more reasonable than this one.

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