The Dirty Tricks Squads

All right you guys – get out and Vote!
But WATCH OUT; the Dirty Tricks Squads are out in force….

Apparently winning IS everything, and there are a lot of people willing to do just about anything to make sure their man gets elected. Both sides are guilty, but there does appear to be a wide disparity in the extent and seriousness of the infractions. Democrats are being hammered in the right-wing media for things like vote buying and multiple registrations (by crack-heads no less, how cliché… ) – which HAS happened (link to it here: http://vote2004.eriposte.com/swingstates/ohio.htm#20041020). So far there have been a few isolated cases, maybe representing at most a few hundred votes. From the way the right-wing Bloggers were talking, you’d think the Dems had illegally influenced tens of thousands of votes all over the country…

Funny they should think that... ‘Cause the Republicans are on an election fraud warpath unprecedented in this Nation’s history. Well, actually maybe its always been this way and no one person knew enough to see the pattern. But with the Internet – the Rep’s are BUSTED. And ALREADY there have been convictions that have put well-connected Republican operatives in jail. The stories are both astounding in their brazenness and in the way the reveal the workings of the right-wing mindset. ANY ONE OF THEM could have swung the election results had they not been discovered in time. The up-to-date list of reported and/or alleged Election Fraud attempts can be found here: http://vote2004.eriposte.com/
Admittedly a pro-Kerry site, but also by far the most complete and current listing of incidents by both sides, and (sadly) updated daily.

To give you a taste of what’s going on, here a scanned copy of a flyer distributed throughout African-American neighborhoods in Milwaukee WI:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/10/28/201853/53

And lest you think that it’s just wacko’s out doing this, check out this guy:
http://vote2004.eriposte.com/swingstates/pennsylvania.htm#20041026

And lest you think it’s just party hacks and other independent operators, here’s what the Secretary of State of Ohio has been up to:
http://vote2004.eriposte.com/swingstates/ohio.htm#20041012

Christ… and we’re going to teach the Iraqi’s Democracy…?!
If you suspect an attempt at election fraud or violations of voter’s rights, report it using the hotline here: http://www.ourvote.com/.