Posted on 12/27/2005 11:33:23 AM PST by John Semmens
Results of a state senate election in western Tennessee showed Democrat Ophelia Ford had edged Republican Terry Roland in the race to fill the seat previously held by Ford’s brother, John, who was forced to resign after being indicted on bribery charges. The margin of victory was just 13 votes out of 8,750 cast.
The margin of victory may have been provided by 60 deceased voters. Buster Chops, spokesman for the Tennessee Democratic Party, credited an aggressive outreach program to register and cast votes for recently departed Tennesseeans. “Republicans tend to overlook this segment of the population,” Chops said. “It’s part of their overall neglect of the disadvantaged elements of society.”
Chops hopes the outcome vindicates his controversial “obituary watch” program where party staffers comb the newspaper obituaries and cross-reference them with voter registration lists. “There’s no reason why the dead should be left out of our democratic process,” he Chops. “The dead have rights. They are concerned about the world left behind for their children. They don’t want Republicans destroying that world.”
Chops says he recognizes that the party’s major push is to secure the illegal alien vote. “The problem is many of the illegals resist our efforts out of fear of being deported,” Chops said. “The dead have no such fears.”
Chops is confident that the proven success of his approach in Tennessee will convince national party leaders to give it another look.
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