>>>>>>>>I think there are two separate issues. I agree with you that the Democrats are recruiting voters who would be unlikely to vote otherwise, and that it isn't necessarily an expression of the will of the people. (Stop the presses! -- I criticized the Democrats). But I think voter suppression is a very real issue, and we know which party is doing that. The Republicans have very specific, very targeted strategies for minimizing turnout in some areas. Fortunately, it isn't going to be enough to save them this time (evil cackle).
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>>>>>>>They do? What strategies are the Republicans employing?
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>>>>>>>You mean like slashing car tires.
>>>>>>>http://www.courttv.com/news/2005/0124/tireslash_ap.html
>>>>>>>http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=418855
>>>>>>>http://www.courttv.com/trials/omokunde/background_ctv.html
>>>>>>>http://www.bestandworst.com/r/?id=65550
>>>>>>>http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=295825
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>>>>>>>Or "non-partisan" means you can't vote for a Republican?
>>>>>>>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965899/posts
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>>>>>>Thanks for the links to old articles about a van having its tires slashed.
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>>>>>Mike if you haven't noticed presidential election come around only once every four years.
>>>>>But thank you for avoiding the my question.
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>>>>>What are the Republican's strategies for suppressing democratic votes? I REALLY like to know.
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>>>>See the links I posted in reply to Charles. That's a start if you really want to know.
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>>>I did. I didn't read all the articles but the one I read is mostly challenges made to some court or committee to look into possible issues. At least your opponent has a chance to disbute your claim. There's nothing wrong with making a request to look into something.
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>>>What I'm disturbed by is the blatant intimidating tactics like slashing tires and telling voters that they can't vote certain way becuase you registered as "nonpartisan"....
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>>or recruiting only people you know will vote your way and calling it voter registration.
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>>Do Republican voter registration drives target voters likely to vote Republican?
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>If it's happening, it's not being reported. But with main stream media in the tank for Obama you would think it would be all over the news if it were happening.
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>But the way I look at is if you're too lazy to get up and get registered and vote on your own, you shouldn't vote at all.

Lazy (better say, not decision-makers) people are a reliable part of Dem constituency, so your idea could skew political landscape. Registering to vote is also a decision.
Just to forestall some replies: not every Dem is lazy, but most people disinclined to make own decisions tend to vote Dem line.