Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 2012, Election, Ohio, politics, republican, vote, voter suppression, Voting
To keep you from voting!
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/09/obama_campaign_ohio_early_voting.php
Sad. Disgusting. And seeming to be the normal this election cycle.
First they alienate against everyone that doesn’t look/think/love like they do…then come election cycle realize CRAP, how do I win?
I’ll tell you how they plan on doing it, they will try to make it harder to vote!
Filed under: election 2012, politics | Tags: Election, election 2012, get out the vote, GOP, minorities, politics, poor, republican, seniors, vote, voter id laws, voter suppression, Voting
Thank God.
Why fix it if it’s not broken?? If the Justice Department had 86 convictions out of 300 million (yes I said million) voters is there a voting fraud epidemic??? I hardly think so.
Boy those Republicans of limited government do seem to like bloating the government up and making absurd laws for problems that don’t exist, don’t they?
Filed under: election 2012, politics, Uncategorized | Tags: 2012, elections, get out the vote, minorities, politics, poor, seniors, voter id laws, voter suppression, Voting
And minorities. And the poor! Am I being too harsh? Not even close! Am I being too inflammatory? I haven’t even begun!
Okay, okay. They only hate poor old people. See, I can make concessions.
http://www.fairelectionsnetwork.com/blog/oops-i-meant-say-“voter-fraud”
Is this really a problem for people trying to vote?
Yes. It really is.
Creating voter id laws disenfranchise the poor and the elderly. Truly.
I recently had a conversation with my 88 year old grandmother about such voting laws. She no longer drives – a few strokes and interference from her kids and grandkids put an end to this – all should thank us. 🙂 However, she does in fact vote. She’s been voting for nearly 78 years and has plans to vote in the upcoming election. Before I hear the “she’s had a stroke and must be senile” argument to why she shouldn’t vote you should know this: that woman reads the Des Moines Register from cover to cover everyday! I know this because I pay for her newspaper subscription.
See, Gram lives on a pretty tight and fixed income so she didn’t think she could “splurge” for a daily paper. She was rationing herself to the Sunday paper, and that she borrowed from the retirement community she lives in. When I found out, I called her and said “Gram if you wanted the paper, why didn’t you simply tell someone?” Well asking for handouts or help isn’t Gram’s style. So I quickly fixed that little problem and she now gets the paper everyday. She also likes to do the crosswords and puzzles, and having sat down to do a few myself, I’m comfortable saying she’s a sharp lady. Now before someone comes at this with I doubt she reads it, she does. Often when I call her she wants to talk about politics, what she’s read in the paper, or how her beloved Hawkeyes and Cubbies are doing.
What my Gram doesn’t have is a drivers license. Or a state id. See when Gram quit driving, she quit renewing her license. Why bother if she can’t use it??? As for a picture state id, she says, “Oh Alyssa, I’ve been going to the same stores and the same doctors for nearly 50 years. They know who I am, I don’t need an id.” Well luckily this year, Gram will still get to vote as Iowa hasn’t gone off the rails and begun implementing voter suppression laws.
I imagine there are many “Grams” out there that may not realize their right to vote may be in jeopardy. Spread the word. Take them to get ids. Push back on voter suppression – it’s the wrong way to engage people to vote.
Check this link for voter laws in your state!
http://campusprogress.org/articles/interactive_map_voter_suppression_efforts_by_state/
Filed under: election 2012, politics, Uncategorized | Tags: 2008, 2012, Alabama, democrats, discrimination, Florida, georgia, Hew Hampshire, indiana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, politics, republicans, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, virginia, vote, voter id laws, voter suppression, Voting, Voting rights, West Virginia, Wisconsin
There are approximately 314,000,000 people living in the United States. In 2008 a little over 129,000,000 voted. According to a link I found on factcheck.org (http://www.factcheck.org/2009/01/2008-voter-turnout/) 61.6% of those that could legally vote did.
It’s amazing to me that more people don’t vote. Voting may be one of the greatest rights we have in this country. Second amendment enthusiasts keep your panties on, until I’m able to own a nuke I don’t want to hear a word from you, but that’s another argument for another day.
Campaigns are constantly trying to encourage voters to vote. Right? Well…yes and no. They want you to vote, but only if it is likely you will vote for them. That’s how you win, right? Wrong. I agree, you should energize, convince and campaign for people to vote for you, but you shouldn’t disenfranchise others or create laws that make it harder for others to vote.
Is this really a problem?
Yes, in fact it is. There are 19 states that have been hard at work attempting to change their laws that make it harder for some to vote. They are: Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Kansas, and Wisconsin.
Here’s a breakdown of each state’s political leadership by party.
Total Democratic Control of State Government:
West Virginia
Governor – D
Senate – D
House – D
Majority of State Gov has Democratic Control:
Rhode Island
Governor – Independent
Senate – D
House – D
Total Republican Control of State Government:
Alabama
Governor – R
Senate – R
House – R
Florida
Governor – R
Senate – R
House – R
Georgia
Governor – R
Senate – R
House – R
Indiana
Governor – R
Senate – R
House – R
Kansas
Governor – R
Senate – R
House – R
Maine
Governor – R
Senate – R
House – R
Michigan
Governor – R
Senate – R
House – R
Mississippi
Governor – R
Senate – R
House – R
Pennsylvania
Governor – R
Senate – R
House – R
Ohio
Governor – R
House – R
Senate – R
South Carolina
Governor – R
Senate – R
House – R
Tennessee
Governor – R
Senate – R
House – R
Texas
Governor – R
Senate – R
House – R
Virginia
Governor – R
Senate – R
House – R
Majority of State Gov has Republican Control:
New Hampshire
Governor – D
Senate – R
House – R
Wisconsin
Governor – R
Senate – R
House – D
Are you noticing a trend? The majority of prohibitive voter id laws are in red states. Shocking? Not hardly.
Here’s a nifty little link which will take you to a website with an interactive map of the US. You can simply click on your state to get voter laws. You may want to check it out as we near election season.
http://campusprogress.org/articles/interactive_map_voter_suppression_efforts_by_state/
Filed under: election 2008, Uncategorized | Tags: Charlie Cook, congress, Cook Report, elections, House of Representatives, predictions, presidential elections, republican, senate, vote, Voting, White House, Win
This has to be one of my favorite political sites. I can remember reading the predictions in 2006 and feeling the excitement. I can also remember reading the predictions of the primary and feeling gloom. Self preservation has a way of kicking in. My husband is a Republican and works in politics, and his guy didn’t make it. I remember reading it on the Cook Report thinking this guy better be wrong for once.
Of course he wasn’t! But that’s another story!
I have to say today I’m feeling pretty good about where we are for the upcomming election. This is an exciting time for me. I have often felt like I’ve been standing on my soapbox alone, and I probably was. I have always tried to go vote. Primary, general, Presidential year, and non-Presidential year. It is so exciting to see so many people engaged!
Can I just say I can hardly wait. Gains in the Senate. Gains in the House. And taking back the White House. I’m not sure it gets much better than that…oh wait it will! WHEN WE WIN!!!
http://www.cookpolitical.com/node/3286
