Very good. I didn't realize it was so one-sided in recent history. I wonder if they learned it here:

http://www.umich.edu/~lawrace/disenfranchise1.htm

So disinfranchising voters has come full circle?


>Here are some links:
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>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/27/us/politics/27race.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
>http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oId=16368
>http://www.blackcommentator.com/168/168_guest_musgrove_voting.html
>http://www.gregpalast.com/how-they-stole-the-mid-term-election/
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/01/AR2006110103202.html
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>>How did this get pulled from a republican playbook? That suggests that it is a common practice of Republicans to use this maneuver. Can you provide examples?
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>>>>>A lot more personal than political. Her positions are not that different than those of Obama. I just can't stand her. And the more she resorts to no-holds-barred dirty politics the more I dislike her. I honestly don't think there is anything she wouldn't say or do to win.
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>>>>Have you heard about her campaign's robo calls in NC thru the Women's Voices Women Vote 'charity' (Podesta, Maggie Williams, ...)? I heard the story on npr on the way home yesterday. Wasnt pretty.
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>>>>In fact, the deadline to register for the May 6 Democratic presidential primary had already passed. The robocall went to many registered voters who were expecting to vote that day. The call and follow-up mailings left many wondering whether they were registered for the primary or not.
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>>>>This sounds like a classic example of voter suppression — sowing confusion in order to drive down turn-out. The calls seemed to be aimed at African-American communities, places where Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is expected to run well ahead of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.
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>>>>http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/2/64733/51431/906/507604
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>>>It's disappointing to see them run plays straight from the Republican playbook, isn't it?