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Nambe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-04 12:09 AM
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Martin County (Fla) Democrats warned against intimidation
The Palm Beach Post


Calling himself a messenger for fellow U.S. senator and Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry, Bill Nelson Wednesday urged Martin County Democrats to be on the lookout for voter intimidation in November— the biggest challenge, he said, to a Democratic victory in the general election.

"When you have doubt creep into a democracy, then you have an undermining of that democracy," said Nelson, Florida's junior senator. "We just simply cannot go through that again." ...

.. That's when the state was accused of denying the vote to thousands who were wrongly labeled as felons, and when some voters in Tallahassee said they had to dodge police roadblocks to get to the polls.

"It's important that all of us be the eyes and the ears, that in this election this year none of those tactics are employed," Nelson told the crowd of about 200. ...

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Dover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-04 01:20 AM
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1. That's some headline....sounds like the Dems are being scolded for
intimidation.
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Art_from_Ark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-04 01:27 AM
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2. Exactly-- when you warn someone AGAINST something
Edited on Thu Aug-05-04 01:28 AM by Art_from_Ark
you are telling them not to do it!

That headline SUCKS.
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DFLforever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-05-04 01:54 AM
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3. That's some headline editor they've got at the Post
I've thought of it as a pretty good newspaper. Am I wrong?

I hope these many cautions and warnings will ad up to effective pre-emption of another fraudulent election in FL come November.
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