Reply #71: Exactly. [View All]

[mattclearing]

When the Democratic Party participates in stuff like this (1960), it shames us all. Some people call for hardball tactics, which I see nothing wrong with, but we should stop short of overt attempts to suppress/pad/deny votes a la Katherine Blackwell.

The Republicans in Ohio said that our registration drives resulted in many multiple registrations, this was their disingenuous excuse for slowing lines with poll-watchers.

They talked about how Mickey Mouse was registered to vote in Ohio. I actually got into an argument with one on the DNC blog. I told him I hoped Mickey kicked his ass for trying to suppress his vote. :)

But seriously, we wouldn't and couldn't support a party that does that kind of thing. That's why we're Democrats. If we were into "win by any means necessary," tactics, we'd already be voting for Republicans.