June 25, 2008
— DrewM Awesome!
Marc Ambinder has the story.
John McCain's election strategists plan to tone down the Republicans' traditionally aggressive and public campaign against potential voter fraud, several Republicans familiar with the situation say....Other high-ranking Republicans believe that is politically precarious to be so aggressive in the context of a presidential race against an African American.
"The Democrats will unfortunately try to bring race into play when this discussion happens, as they do every cycle, another top Republican who is advising the McCain campaign said. It's unfortunate because illegally cast votes disenfranchise real voters by potentially canceling out their votes, and it's in everyone's best interest to have elections conducted fairly with no suspicion of foul play hanging over the winners.
...Republicans close to the McCain campaign worry that outside groups will defy their wishes and mount independent efforts.
I don't know whether or not there's a backlash against Republicans for trying to ensure the integrity of ballots but I doubt that too many people who are actual or likely Republican voters are going to switch their votes based on it.
Regardless, I don't think this is an issue one should compromise on. There are laws and rules about who can vote and to not do everything you can to enforce them is a very bad idea. Every ineligible vote dilutes the value of a legitimate one.
If you don't think the problem exists take a look at Gateway Pundit's rundown on Democratic fraud activities from a few years back.
Maybe the McCain people really think provisional ballots provide enough security or maybe they just don't have the money for such an effort but abandoning this because you think you'll look bad is weak. Very weak.
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"If McCain can do this why can't he promise that he will stop 527 groups? This is exactly why I was forced to establish my own public financing system."
Posted by: Rocks at June 25, 2008 10:46 AM (Q1lie)
This guy is a jagoff. He is squishy when it comes to law and order. Just look at the great McCain Amnesty Swindle to get an idea about how he feels about real laws.
He is a joke of a candidate. I am no longer surprised by anything I read about him.
Posted by: uniball at June 25, 2008 10:52 AM (27iEn)
...Republicans close to the McCain campaign worry that outside groups will defy their wishes and mount independent efforts.
Because God forbid that any interested citizens get involved in politics. That's for the professionals.
Posted by: Maetenloch at June 25, 2008 11:04 AM (D7Mah)
But now, thanks to McCain and his insistence on ignoring the law, we can be confident that the Dems will certainly not bring race into play in the run-up to the election.
McCain is such a fucking chump.
Posted by: bunny boy at June 25, 2008 11:12 AM (Stox5)
Posted by: paul a'barge at June 25, 2008 11:21 AM (T3gfS)
Posted by: John McCain at June 25, 2008 11:57 AM (ao5cQ)
Get on bus to next precinct
Repeat.
I'm all for the purple dye on the thumb that lasts for 10 day.
Posted by: BillyBob at June 25, 2008 11:59 AM (Zb9Fr)
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Posted by: JBean at June 25, 2008 01:18 PM (lquW2)
Maybe the McCain people really think provisional ballots provide enough security or maybe they just don't have the money for such an effort but abandoning this because you think you'll look bad is weak. Very weak.
More likely, McShame (yes, I'm back to that) is completing the destruction of the conservative portion of the Republican Party started 12 years ago with the nomination of Bob Dole.
Off-topic, when is Pixy going to finally merge the new place into the old?
Posted by: steveegg at June 25, 2008 04:06 PM (LvEFt)
What I call the money quote from Ambinder's piece...
Sources with direct knowledge of the coordinated Republican effort this year say that high-ranking Republicans, including some within McCain's campaign, are convinced that GOP efforts in 2004 were damaging.
Damaging to the Goddamned DhimmiRATs, that is. After all, The Flipper lost, and the RATs didn't get either House of Congress.
FUCK THEM!
Posted by: steveegg at June 25, 2008 04:11 PM (LvEFt)
Isn't that a bit like saying "I'm just worried that if you do this thing that someone might do something to hurt those pretty little kids of yours"? It sounds like they are telling outside groups to go after it.
Why is it that people on the right (I'm one) can always read barely veiled politically coded speech, but when McCain does it it's cause for outrage?
Posted by: DaveS at June 25, 2008 04:30 PM (sYBRB)
"Regardless, I don't think this is an issue one should compromise on. There are laws and rules about who can vote and to not do everything you can to enforce them is a very bad idea. Every ineligible vote dilutes the value of a legitimate one."
Uh. Since when has John McCain put principle over politics?
It must have been some time after he sponsored unconstitutional limits on free speech to try to scrub the stink of corruption off of himself.
And also after trying to overturn the immigration laws and give amnesty to 10s of millions of illegal alien criminals.
Posted by: FUBAR at June 25, 2008 04:36 PM (HrVHr)
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at June 25, 2008 04:38 PM (JqOgz)
Why us McCain even in this race again? Could anyone show me another race in recent politics where one candidate seems so damned determined to lose?
It's almost like a parody. Saturday Night Live could not dream this stuff up. Like Sam Kinison once said, it had to happen for it to happen.
At this rate McCain's campaign ads will be 1 minute apologies for ever being a Republican followed by a group spanking with bamboo rods a la Singapore.
Posted by: Paradigm Shift at June 25, 2008 04:38 PM (/s5j6)
plan to tone down the Republicans' traditionally aggressive and public campaign against potential voter fraud,
I have an awesome idea. Let's ignore him and care about fraud anyway.
Hey, he's ignoring me. Fair is fair.
Posted by: Dave in Texas at June 25, 2008 04:47 PM (pzen5)
What does that mean, "outside groups" and "independent efforts" in defiance? You mean actual citizens who agree that voter fraud should be stamped out? You mean exposing any campaign, even from the Obamessiah camp if it is discovered that his supporters have engaged in the practice, at the risk of using damning rhetoric which McCain's handlers hasn't approved?
Or is this all a premeditated inoculation to allow McCain to say he opposed fiery rhetoric publicly while privately being above the fray but grateful for these radicals' "demagoguery?"
Considering this is McCain of Feingold, et al., I'm inclined to believe he's chastising independents and their free speech... like he did with all those racists who sing the xenophobia tune. It's off message, practically a distraction that voter fraud condemnation is.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at June 25, 2008 05:13 PM (OR2PG)
There are laws and rules...
Sure there are. And once you have the "Refs" in your pocket like the Dems do, you can basically ignore them, and concentrate on further instilling the narrative that the other side cheats. For inner-city Dems, it is not even necessary to pretend to be playing by the rules anymore!
Demo-politics has corrupted this country to a degree that very few really understand, or want to understand. That is not to say that Repubs are pure - just that most are amateurs compared to the Democrat politicians and machines who are long-time masters of it.
Posted by: sherlock at June 25, 2008 06:11 PM (xqzGc)
Posted by: someone at June 25, 2008 06:44 PM (2z2WN)
Oh c'mon someone. He doesn't want to lose.
He wants to win without conservatives. And he wants to shake the party free of them.
Big difference.
Posted by: Dave in Texas at June 25, 2008 07:10 PM (Kz86N)
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Posted by: joe at June 25, 2008 09:05 PM (YcIuv)
"If McCain can do this why can't he promise that he will stop 527 groups? This is exactly why I was forced to establish my own public financing system."
Posted by: Rocks at June 25, 2008 03:46 PM (Q1lie)
I already read an article where Repubs aren't organizing or fundraising for 527's because they don't want to get slammed by McCain if they do anything. He can concede that point to Obama and lose nothing - he's already lost it. I'm not voting for him, but for someone who has found so many ways to screw his political base, he sure comes across as a political idiot.
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