http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/votesuppression/ en-us Mon, 6 Apr 2009 01:36:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223016/posts The outcome of a special Congressional election in New York’s 20th Congressional District will likely turn on the illegal exclusion of up to 1,000 overseas military ballots, which otherwise would have tipped the race in favor of James Tedisco (R). Tedisco and Scott Murphy (D) are in a dead heat, with 77,225 votes each. Democrats on the state elections board blocked GOP attempts to allow overseas military voting in the special election. Overseas ballots take weeks to reach voters and be returned unless special measures are taken to speed things up. But the elections officials refused to do anything to... Openmarket.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223016/posts#comment Mon, 6 Apr 2009 01:36:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2125083/posts RUSH: Now, ladies and gentlemen, I want to tell you what to look for. I'll tell you what I'm looking for today. In the first place I'm getting all kinds of reports from all over the country about turnout, and in some places it's low. For example, the Upper West Side of Manhattan, no lines whatsoever, which is unusual. My spy for the Upper West Side of Manhattan, I mean that's Moscow, folks, Moscow on the Hudson, the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and you would figure there would be lines out the wazoo up there to vote for Obama,... Rush Limbaugh.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2125083/posts#comment Tue, 4 Nov 2008 23:22:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101348/posts Tens of thousands of eligible voters in at least six swing states have been removed from the rolls or have been blocked from registering in ways that appear to violate federal law, according to a review of state records and Social Security data by The New York Times. The actions do not seem to be coordinated by one party or the other, nor do they appear to be the result of election officials intentionally breaking rules, but are apparently the result of mistakes in the handling of the registrations and voter files as the states tried to comply with a... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2101348/posts#comment Thu, 9 Oct 2008 14:27:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009767/posts The Democrats' amazing ability to get away with fraud and violence "Double standard" doesn't begin to describe itBy Christopher Cook The difference between what Democrats can get away with and what Republicans can get away with is so extreme, it could be said to be a violation of the 14th Amendment. For example, if you were to ask the average man on the street which party engaged in vote suppression, voter intimidation, and vote fraud in 2000 and 2004, what answer do you think you would get? I'll give you two guesses, and the second one doesn't count. The media... Modern Conservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009767/posts#comment Thu, 1 May 2008 16:36:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1733867/posts Do you need some motivation to get you to the polls today? I do. And here's mine. As you know, I've been extremely disappointed by the Republicans who have been in control of Congress and the presidency since 2001. They waited far too long to act on border security. They increased spending beyond imagination. Far too often, they talked and acted like Democrats. I've been a strong advocate of not voting for the lesser to two evils as a means of stimulating more competition in the political marketplace. But I'd like to present the other side of that story today,... Worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1733867/posts#comment Tue, 7 Nov 2006 11:39:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1732776/posts Somewhere along the road to a "permanent majority," the Republican Revolution of 1994 went off track. For several years, we had confidence in our convictions and trusted that the American people would reward our efforts. And they did. But today, my Republican friends in Congress stand on the precipice of an electoral rout. Even the best-case scenarios suggest wafer-thin majorities and a legislative agenda in disarray. With eight days before the election, House speaker-in-waiting Nancy Pelosi has already begun her transition planning. Where did the revolution go astray? How did we go from the big ideas and vision of 1994... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1732776/posts#comment Sun, 5 Nov 2006 18:30:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1733454/posts November 06, 2006, 7:15 a.m. To Vote Or Not To VoteA tough call for conservatives. By John Derbyshire Of course, it is not a matter of simply “staying home.” I shall be voting not only for my U.S. senator and representative, but also for a state senator and assemblyman, a county clerk and comptroller, and a town councilcritter. You probably have a similar array of positions to vote for. By all means do the best you can for your state and district. Whether or not it is the case that all politics is local, it is certainly the case... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1733454/posts#comment Mon, 6 Nov 2006 20:30:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1732282/posts WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 — The battle for Congress rolled into a climactic final weekend with Republican Party leaders saying the best outcome they could foresee was losing 12 seats in the House, but they were increasingly steeling themselves to the loss of at least 15 and therefore control of the House for the first time in 12 years. New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1732282/posts#comment Sat, 4 Nov 2006 19:00:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1731982/posts "Don't vote until you know where the candidates stand on the issues." That's the message on the AARP website, but you have to go there to see it. How many people have seen the commercial of the singing and dancing politician, while the voice-over tells people "don't vote" until you go to their website to learn the issues? Yes, the campaign is about going to their website, but how many people really will do that? How many people will just get the subliminal message to "don't vote" because their politician is just playing them with a song and dance and... Don't Vote.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1731982/posts#comment Sat, 4 Nov 2006 03:35:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1731755/posts 12 SMARTCARDS GO MISSING IN TENNESSEE; CONTROL ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES Fri Nov 03 2006 10:09:31 ET Political insiders have expressed alarm after 12 voter smartcards have gone missing from one Shelby County, TN early vote location! The cards are used to activate electronic voting machines. The location at the center of the controversy is Bishop Byrne High School on E. Shelby Drive in Memphis. The polling place started out with 25 cards. By Wednesday, 11 were missing, says an eyewitness. The location was given 5 more smartcards on Thursday. And another card went missing! Someone possessing a smartcard could use... Drudge Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1731755/posts#comment Fri, 3 Nov 2006 21:30:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1728954/posts Some people get mad at me when I tell them not to vote. But I believe there is a right time to abstain from casting a ballot – particularly if the only choice is a Democrat or Republican who are indistinguishable on the major issues of the day. A good example of a race where a protest vote for a third party candidate or a non-vote would be the right thing to do on Election Day is the New Jersey Senate race between incumbent Robert Menendez, the Democrat, and Republican challenger Thomas Kean Jr. (Column continues below) Pollsters say the... Worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1728954/posts#comment Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:34:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1727523/posts Somewhere along the road to a "permanent majority," the Republican Revolution of 1994 went off track. For several years, we had confidence in our convictions and trusted that the American people would reward our efforts. And they did. But today, my Republican friends in Congress stand on the precipice of an electoral rout. Even the best-case scenarios suggest wafer-thin majorities and a legislative agenda in disarray. With eight days before the election, House speaker-in-waiting Nancy Pelosi has already begun her transition planning. Where did the revolution go astray? Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1727523/posts#comment Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:22:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1725440/posts NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Power may be corrupting, but it is also addictive. That's why no party likes to lose an election. But the truth is that sometimes a loss is just what is needed to regain a sense of purpose and energy. And that's why the Republicans need to lose in November. In 1974, for example, Britain's Conservative Party lost. Disillusioned Tory voters failed to turn out and more than a few, tired of the tired Edward Heath, decided what the hell, and voted Labor. Clymer News Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1725440/posts#comment Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:09:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1723984/posts "Values’ Voters Fade as Factor in U.S. Campaign,” crows an October 17 Reuters headline. If this is true, it isn’t happening by accident. With the November elections looming, the biggest players in the mainstream media are casting aside objectivity to mount an all-out effort to discourage values voters from going to the polls. Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1723984/posts#comment Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:57:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1723887/posts I am your typical Republican "supervoter." .... But I'm seriously considering ending that streak this Nov. 7. ... I'm also a contrarian -- a conservative with libertarian leanings. Combine all these characteristics, then mix in the aggregate Republican record, allow the ire it has created to rise and bake it for a few years and here's what comes out of the oven: A party base that's mad as hell and no longer willing to rationalize GOP failures. It's a base whose crust grows darker and thicker -- i.e., angrier -- when prominent conservatives and Republicans -- politicians, pundits, radio talk-show... The Pittsburgh Tribune Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1723887/posts#comment Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:49:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1723636/posts By Marcus Mabry Newsweek Updated: 10:52 a.m. ET Oct 21, 2006 Oct. 21, 2006 - If the elections for Congress were held today, according to the new NEWSWEEK poll, 60 percent of white Evangelicals would support the Republican candidate in their district, compared to just 31 percent who would back the Democrat. To the uninitiated, that may sound like heartening news for Republicans in the autumn of their discontent. But if you’re a pundit, a pol, or a preacher, you know better. White Evangelicals are a cornerstone of the GOP’s base; in 2004, exit polls found Republicans carried white Evangelicals... Newsweek, MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1723636/posts#comment Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:28:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1722258/posts Please forgive this vanity, but I don't know where else to go to ask this question. Is there a coordinated and deliberate attempt by the media and Democrat plants at blog sites to distort and outright lie about everything concerning this election in order to manipulate voters? I live in the heart of Santorum country in Pennsylvania, and now I'm being told that, even here, Casey is ahead. I don't buy it. I am feeling lied to and being taken for a fool. No one I know has even the slightest thought of sitting out, or not voting, or even... vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1722258/posts#comment Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:12:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1722236/posts The letter, written in Spanish, tells recipients: "You are advised that if your residence in this country is illegal or you are an immigrant, voting in a federal election is a crime that could result in jail time." In fact, immigrants who are naturalized U.S. citizens can vote. The two newspapers reported state investigators had found the location where the letters were printed and mailed to an estimated 14,000 Democratic voters in central Orange County. The Los Angeles Times, citing an unnamed source, said authorities had interviewed Nguyen at his office. Nguyen did not return messages left by The Associated... AP via Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1722236/posts#comment Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:46:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1722108/posts The Republican Party can stave off defeat with a strong turnout on Nov. 7, party leaders are telling the faithful -- but they are finding it tough to sell that message to some disillusioned conservative voters. "The message hasn't gotten across because a lot of people are sick and tired of thinking the only reason for going to the polls is to vote for the Republicans because they are lesser of two evils," said Tom McClusky, vice president for government affairs at the Family Research Council (FRC), a leading social conservative group. "Conservatives aren't motivated to come out, is what... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1722108/posts#comment Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:53:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1721498/posts JIM TOWEY DEBUNKS KUO BOOKBOOK ANOTHER CLINTON-SIMON SCHUSTER MACHINE EFFORT TO MARGINALIZE EVANGELICALS, SUPPRESS TURNOUT by Mia T, 10.18.06 NOTE: David Kuo disclosed to Laura Ingrham yesterday morning that his contract with Simon & Schuster was for a 2007 publication date, and that the decision to launch 25 days before the elections was not his. (Thanx to Gail Wynand for this tidbit.)   Listen carefully to the final comment by Chris Matthews, a sly attempt to invalidate Jim Towey's account. ALERT!CLINTON-SIMON & SCHUSTER AGITPROP MACHINE TARGETS RELIGIOUS RIGHT: part 2ANOTHER INSIDIOUS EFFORT TO DENY THE FRANCHISE TO EVANGELICALS by... Hardball with Chris Matthews, Laura Ingraham Show http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1721498/posts#comment Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:39:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1721104/posts The progressive lamestream press says that democrats are poised to regain political power this November, for the first time since removed from power in 1994. Conservatives across this land are worried that they could wake up to Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House and/or Harry Reid as Senate Majority Leader. Something worthy of worry for sure… But Democrats know a few things that many conservatives fail to grasp. --Democrats must win in November to avoid a complete collapse of their Party. --Democrats can’t win without the help of Republican voters. --Secular Socialist Democrats control the DNC, but are a... The National Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1721104/posts#comment Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:12:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1721050/posts Dripping Springs, Texas -- The economy is strong and Rickye Lennon's excavation business is thriving. Yet his son may soon go to war, government scandals are in the news, and Lennon, a Republican deep in the heart of Bush country, doesn't think his party should remain in charge of Congress. "I think we need a wake-up call," said Lennon, 50, of Dripping Springs. "They need to be paying attention to the issues the people are concerned about and I think we need to become more moderate in our views." Three weeks to the midterm elections, GOP discontent is seeping into... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1721050/posts#comment Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:30:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1720959/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even before U.S. Rep. Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record)'s cybersex scandal, Republicans fighting to keep control of Congress were struggling to hold on to "values voters" who usually are energized by issues like gay marriage and abortion. While such issues motivated the Republicans' social-conservative base in the past, they are overshadowed in this year's congressional election campaign by concerns about the Iraq war, the economy and national security, according to opinion polls and political strategists. "Poverty, the wealth gap, health care -- people can't afford Medicare. Something's got to be done about that," Sue Harrell, a... Yahooooo via Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1720959/posts#comment Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:59:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1720773/posts "Jesus wasn’t riding an elephant into town" There would probably be more believers if more Christians thought this way. I am grateful for the many GOP leaders have done to fight for Christian values in America. Although fine Americans such as Billy Graham,Dr. D. James Kennedy Tony Evans, Joel Osteen, Don Wildmon, Dr. D. James Kennedy, Tony Perkins, Phyllis Schlafly, T.D. Jakes, James Dobson, Franklin Graham, John Hagee, Pat Robertson, Ron Parsaly, Ron Phillips and others have fought the fight as well for the pro-family movement. We all have scars to prove it. But it is time to build an... Chattanoogan.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1720773/posts#comment Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:49:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1718665/posts With their record over the past few years, the Big Government Republicans in Washington do not merit the support of conservatives. They have busted the federal budget for generations to come with the prescription-drug benefit and the creation and expansion of other programs. They have brought forth a limitless flow of pork for the sole, immoral purpose of holding onto office. They have expanded government regulation into every aspect of our lives and refused to deal seriously with mounting domestic problems such as illegal immigration. They have spent more time seeking the favors of K Street lobbyists than listening to... Washington Monthly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1718665/posts#comment Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:47:04 GMT