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Maine Republican chair cries voter fraud because ‘dozens of black people’ voted
Charlie Webster, the chairman of Maine’s Republican Party, sees “dozens of black people” voting on Nov. 6 as evidence of voter fraud because “nobody in town knows anyone who’s black.” In an interview with WCSH’s Don Carrigan earlier this week, Webster said that Democrats were winning elections because they blocked…
Ex-ACORN CEO: Voter suppression a response to ‘browning’ of America
The former CEO of the activist group ACORN called the Republican party’s ongoing voter-suppression efforts a response to what she called the “browning” of America Sunday. “This is about demographics,” Bertha Lewis said on Up With Chris Hayes. “Their base just swallows this whole. Who is that base? That is…
South Carolina voter ID law blocked until 2013
A federal court ruled Wednesday that South Carolina’s voter-identification law will go into effect starting next year, Reuters reported. A three-judge panel on the U.S. District Court unanimously ruled that, though Act R54, as the law is called, does not discriminate against minorities, the state does not have enough time…
Republican official to MSNBC host: Voter suppression accusation is ‘extremely insulting’
Republican National Committee Communications Manager Sean Spicer on Tuesday insisted that MSNBC host Thomas Roberts had insulted him after he was asked if Republicans “had put too much stock in voter suppression.” “I actually find it extremely insulting to say that there was any effort by anyone to suppress the…
Jon Stewart rips apart voter suppression laws in Pennsylvania and Ohio
On his show Thursday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart blasted Republicans in Pennsylvania and Ohio for attempting to suppress votes in the upcoming November elections. Noting that there have been only 10 cases of in-person voter fraud since 2000, Stewart slammed Pennsylvania for enacting a tough new voter…
‘Game of Thrones’ author rips ‘Republicans and Teabaggers’ for voter suppression
The author behind HBO’s popular Game of Thrones series recently blasted “Republicans and their Teabagger allies” for what he called “ongoing attempts at voter suppression” by enacting voter photo ID laws in various states. “I would be remiss if I do not at least make passing mention of how depressed,…
George Will: Holder ‘made himself obnoxious’ by opposing voter ID
Conservative columnist George Will implied on Sunday that Attorney General Eric Holder deserved to be held in contempt by Congress over the Fast and Furious scandal because he had opposed voter photo ID laws that Democrats say suppress the vote. The conservative columnist told ABC’s Jake Tapper that attacks on…
Florida defies DOJ order to stop purging voter rolls
Florida says it will defy an order from the US justice department to stop purging its voter roll of people the state claims may not be American citizens. The justice department has warned that the practice, which critics describe as “voter suppression” by Florida’s Republican administration aimed at stripping the…
Former San Francisco mayor: Dept. of Justice has ‘been asleep’ on voter suppression
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown said Thursday that until very recently the U.S. Department of Justice had not been paying attention to issues of voter suppression. “The Justice Department has frankly been asleep,” Brown told Current TV host Jennifer Granholm. “I maintain that we ought to use every element…
Granholm: Republicans’ voter suppression drive is ‘treasonous’
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm said on her Current TV show Tuesday evening that voter suppression efforts across the country could be considered as “treasonous” acts. Granholm took a swipe at the Republican Party, feeling their push for tougher voter eligibility laws and limiting early voting is an obvious attack…
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