Tag Archives: Voter Suppression

Best Persons

Posted on January 25, 2013 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

Mark your calendar. A Republican is today’s best person. The Speaker of the Florida House, Will Weatherford, has come out against the GOP plan to gerrymander the electoral college. “To me, that’s like saying in a football game, ‘We should … Continue reading →

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Redistricting the Promised Land

Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

Colbert tackles Virginia Republicans for redrawing districts on inauguration day. It remains to be seen if the bill will pass the state House. Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling (R) said today that Senate Republicans were on their own.

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Rick Scott: I Had Nothing To Do With That Bill I Signed Into Law

Posted on January 16, 2013 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

As you may recall, voting in the state of Florida on election day was a convoluted mess. Some people reportedly waited in line until nearly 2 a.m. to cast their votes. And now Governor Rick Scott would like you to … Continue reading →

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George Will Can Hardly Contain His Contempt for Americans

Posted on December 20, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

George Will is very uncomfortable with the idea of automatic voter registration or even the idea of more people voting, and here he is explaining why. Because the likelihood of any individual’s vote mattering is infinitesimal and because the effort … Continue reading →

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GOP Strategist Admits to Republican Voter Suppression

Posted on December 11, 2012 at 2:00 pm by Bob Cesca

Confirming what we already knew, here’s Republican consultant Scott Tranter (warning — link contains auto-play video): “A lot of us are campaign officials — or campaign professionals — and we want to do everything we can to help our side. … Continue reading →

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The Federal Government Needs to Take Over Elections

Posted on November 28, 2012 at 7:25 am by Bob Cesca

My Wednesday column is about an idea that Republicans will totally hate. This probably won’t go over very well in the southern states where the whiny, pouty threat of secession has been revived yet again, but the federal government needs … Continue reading →

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Florida GOP Deliberately Engaged in Voter Suppression

Posted on November 27, 2012 at 9:18 am by Bob Cesca

A former top GOP official in Florida has confirmed our suspicions: Jim Greer, the former head of the Florida Republican Party, recently claimed that a law shortening the early voting period in the state was deliberately designed to suppress voting … Continue reading →

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Nope. Not Racist At All.

Posted on November 26, 2012 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

It’s not a conspiracy theory if they admit to what you’re alleging. via ThinkProgress Another GOP consultant, who did not want to be named, also confirmed that influential consultants to the Republican Party of Florida were intent on beating back … Continue reading →

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Shunned

Posted on November 23, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Jimmy Margulies In other news, the former president of the clerks association of Wisconsin and current head of the association’s election communication committee is signaling that the state’s organization of clerks would be staunchly opposed to Governor Scott … Continue reading →

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Scott Walker Doesn’t Like It When More People Vote

Posted on November 20, 2012 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

Scott Walker is not impressed with Wisconsin citizens’ efforts to participate in the democratic process and over the weekend he implied that he’d like to shut that whole thing down. Gov. Scott Walker signaled in a weekend speech that he … Continue reading →

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