BS: Dirty election day tricks

Subject: RE: BS: Dirty election day tricks
From: Chris Green
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 04:54 PM

Er, maybe I'm being a bit thick - but I'm confused, too!

Subject: RE: BS: Dirty election day tricks
From: Nerd
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 04:42 PM

I don't even get it. What is disenfranchised saying? I agree that voter intimidation/suppression does happen, and it is a bad thing. But is DE blaming Democrats, Republicans, or whom? And if the Republicans are suggesting that minority leaders should speak out against intimidation, isn't that a good thing? Trying to link it to "Democratic tactics" is a smear, of course, as the Republicans use these tactics at least as often, but if the campaign is primarily about minority leaders telling their constituencies to vote, to stand up for themselves, and not to be intimidated, I'm not sure what I should be objecting to. Clarify, please...

Subject: RE: BS: Dirty election day tricks
From: Once Famous
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 04:22 PM

He doesn't have one, Doug.

He doesn't realize that his type is what is going to backfire on Kerry.

Subject: RE: BS: Dirty election day tricks
From: DougR
Date: 20 Oct 04 - 01:35 AM

Disinfranchised: I assume you have a point to make, right?

DougR

Subject: RE: BS: Dirty election day tricks
From: Peace
Date: 19 Oct 04 - 10:40 PM

There is no use discussing morals in a whorehouse.

Subject: BS: Dirty election day tricks
From: GUEST,Disenfranchised
Date: 19 Oct 04 - 09:37 PM

The Republican Election Day Manual

If no signs of intimidation techniques have emerged yet, launch a pre-emptive strike (particularly suited to states in which their techniques have been tried in the past).

Issue a press release.

    i. Reviewing Democratic Tactics used in the past in your area or state.

    ii. Quoting party/minority/civil rights leadership as denouncing tactics that discourage people from voting.

Prime Minority leadership to discuss the issue in the media; provide talking points.

Place stories in which minority leadership expresses concern about the threat of intimidation tactics.

Warn local newspapers not to accept advertising that is not properly disclaimed or that contains false warnings about voting requirements and/or about what will happen at the polls.

Disenfranchised