(Advantage to Obama) Republicans End Swing-State Voter Sign-Up After Firing Company

[kpete]

Source: Bloomberg

The Republican National Committee ended efforts to sign up new voters before the deadline in key states for the presidential race because of questions raised over registration applications tied to the party.

Republican parties in Florida, Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina and Virginia -- all states that both campaigns view as competitive -- fired Glen Allen, Virginia-based Strategic Allied Consulting, the company in charge of registrations, said Kirsten Kukowski, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee. The national committee also canceled its contract with the company, its only vendor signing up new voters, Kukowski said.

The five states have registration deadlines from Oct. 6 to Oct. 15. Stopping efforts before then could hurt Republican nominee Mitt Romney in his bid to unseat Democratic President Barack Obama, said Lance deHaven-Smith, a Florida State University political science professor in Tallahassee.

“In any swing state that’s going to be significant because these elections are so close,” deHaven-Smith said. “This gives an advantage to Obama.”


Read more: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-01/republicans-end-swing-state-voter-sign-up-after-firing-company

[Happyhippychick]

1. Wow! Big news!

[jpak]

2. but...but...but ACORN!!!!!111111 NEW BLACK PANTHERS!11111

Petard

Hoist

yup

[Flashmann]

3. If these bastards give up one

Avenue of cheating,they likely have 3 others with which to replace it...

[Liberalynn]

4. +1

[GP6971]

6. Agree. Eom

[randome]

10. They didn't have a CHOICE to give this one up.

Shine a light on them and the roaches scatter.

[AllyCat]

5. That's okay. They have their trump card (voting machines)

[davidpdx]

7. I think they already inflicted some damage

we just don't know how much. It depends on how long they got away with it. While I don't normally support the death penalty, I'd like to see these assholes in front of a firing squad, even if it's a hoax to make them pee their pants.

[Kteachums]

8. There is something not right here!

They wouldn't be giving up unless there is another alternative that is going to fix votes. I don't trust the voting machines either. Is there some way that a person could vote and then a print out occurs with a legal stamp showing this is official. The print outs are counted not count within the machine. Every year the machines cause people not to trust the election process. Obama could be ahead in every pole and loose if they are cheating within. Something is going on.

[marions ghost]

9. "This gives an advantage to Obama"

Can you BELIEVE they ACTUALLY said that?!!!!

They feel it's perfectly legitimate to disenfranchise voters...because wah wah --those are likely voters for Obama.

I don't have any words too extreme for these arrogant white collar criminals.