Florida 2000 Redux
Here we go again.
So just as the massive Minnesota Senate race recount starts the GOP sets up their patented smear campaign.
The recount in the Minnesota Senate race hasn’t even begun yet, but already the GOP is working to delegitimize it in advance, by smearing the man who will run it as a partisan Democrat.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has been distributing to reporters a three-page “backgrounder” that attacks Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, a Democrat, for having spoken at the Democratic convention this summer, and for having “led a voter registration coalition that included ACORN,” among other alleged sins.
Then there’s a blog, “started by Republicans to keep watch on what they call “shenanigans” perpetrated by Democrats as the Minnesota Senate recount proceeds.” And look over here! The WSJ lays out all of the talking points for you.
Republicans are not victims here — but they will spend alot of money and energy to try to convince you otherwise. There are a couple of million voters in Minnesota who deserve to get a good count and get their legislative house in order, but somehow it is the Republicans who are being wronged here. Norm Coleman tried the lame argument that there shouldn’t be a recount at all, a position that was quickly laughed at. The good news is that almost everywhere that Rs have tried their usual voter suppression tactics the push back by citizens, administrations and courts has been massive and decisive. Minnesota needs to smack this back too and just get to their business.
But for fun, copy the links of the places you see these talking points show up in the comments, so we can see how far and fast the echo chamber actually works.
When does the busload of thugs show up?
They are likely on their way right now.
I sure hope this guy who is in charge is a K. Harris for the Dem’s this time. That’s what the Repuk’s have been calling him so my advice is to act like her. Besides good old Norm failed to list his payoff gifts just like Uncle Ted and if there is any justice at all an indictment can’t be far off
Norm Coleman is the one doing all the whining, even before all the votes are counted. He’s trying to pull a Bush in an Obama year.
Have you read any of the accounts? The Minnesota director of elections (a democrat coincidentally enough) claimed she forgot to count 32 absentee ballots that were where???? That’s right, IN HER CAR!
Just because the WSJ says it doesn’t mean it isn’t true.
Oh, and the last time I checked, all the absentee ballots are supposed to be delivered on or by election day and kept in a secure location. Can you imagine if someone in the Department of Elections here in Delaware had said last Friday (three days after the polls were closed and the votes counted) that he had found 100 absentee ballots for Vince Lofink or 100 absentee ballots for Trey Paradee in his car?????????
When you don’t like the message, shoot the messenger. Good tactic.
So when a recount is conducted wherein absentee ballots favor Republicans the ballot counters must be Republicans (tricksy bankers and lawyers) and it’s fraud.
http://kavips.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/rsmittys-can-of-worms/
But when a recount is conducted wherein absentee ballots favor Democrats the ballot counters are Democrat party activists it is somehow combating attempted fraud by Republicans.
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Which is a thing you should be taking up with the folks who thought there was something to the Thornberg recount story — which appears to be kavips and Jason.
So I’ll mark you down as having nothing to say about this, then.
Wow Laughing,
You must be totally spilling liquid out of your nose as the director of elections in MN is a man and not a female. Must be nice to be so confused and out of touch with reality.
Which is how you know they just make stuff up.
Duffy is absolutely and unequivocally correct as always….
…when a recount is conducted wherein absentee ballots favor Republicans (and) the ballot counters..be Republicans (tricksy bankers and lawyers) …it’s (a) fraud.
Absolutely; As is always the case.
Duffy, how did you ever get so wise?
Phantom, according to the Wall Street Journal, the Minnesota Director of Elections is a woman:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122644940271419147.html
No one here seems outraged that absentee ballots were in someone’s car? Wonder why…
Because they weren’t in anyone’s car, except to transport them to an official precinct for actual tallying.
Apparently Coleman’s lawyer told this lie expecting the repub echo chamber to repeat it as if it were true. So, officially, the car bit was a LIE.
But thanks for pointing out an official Talking Point!