It appears that the Republicans really are focusing a great deal of suppression and shennanigans in Wisconsin. I think they are definitely trying to steal Wisconsin, as part of their overall strategy. The scary thing is...they had a trial run during the Walker recall, and it's possible they did some rigging and game playing during that election---and will pull out those stops for the Presidential election.
If they manage to chip away more votes, by failing to open early-voting locations--Romney could win the state.
It's important to remember that the Republican's tried to suppress the vote in many states. Look at what happened in Ohio. They tried to block early voting, but were grossly unsuccessful and they were mandated to have early voting. In my state of Iowa, our Secretary of State Matt Schultz tried similar things. He also tried to purge the rolls and other dirty tactics. He was stopped by our courts. Now, he's saying that he will arrest any UN poll watchers who show up in our state.
I think some states are better at fending off these crimes--depending on the courts and how the elections are set up. I hope Wisconsin has people who can get those early-voting locations opened. I bet the Republicans think they can get away with failing to open these early voting locations--because they are located in small towns where people might not complain as much. It's also easier to silence news coming out of a town of 400. If Republicans successfully deny early voting in these locations it could have a very negative affect on the Democrats.
I'm so sick of having to worry about election fraud and other suppression tactics. I don't know how these third-class thugs live with themselves.
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