Democrat Recipe For Victory: Follow The Playbook

DEMOCRAT RECIPE FOR VICTORY: FOLLOW THE PLAYBOOK
Dem Playbook Includes Forming Shadow Ground Organizations, Committing Fraud, And Filing Lawsuits To Ensure Lawyers Will Decide Election, Not Voters

NM Governor Bill Richardson On 527s: "Now That Campaign Finance Reform Is Law … Organizations Like These Have Become The Replacement For The National Democratic Party." (Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, "The New Soft Money," Fortune, 11/10/03)

ACT Led By Top Democrat Operatives, Spending Millions On Turnout. "Led by top democratic operatives, including former AFL-CIO political director Steve Rosenthal and Emily's list president Ellen Malcolm, ACT aims to raise and spend $95-million driving up democratic turnout in 17 battleground states." (Adam C. Smith, "Liberals Gleaning Fla. Votes, One By Personal One," St. Petersburg Times, 3/22/04)

ACT's Harold Ickes: "We Are The Backbone Of The On-The-Ground Operations" And Admitted "That He Occasionally Tells The Kerry Camp What He's Up To, And He Insists It's Perfectly Legal." ("Fund-Raisers Lurk In Shadows Of Campaign Law," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 7/27/04; Paula Dwyer, "Why 527 Is The Dems' Lucky Number," BusinessWeek Online, 7/28/04)

ACORN Conducts Its Voter Registration Activities Through Project Vote, Which Uses "Local ACORN Offices To Collect Registrations." "[Franklin County (OH) Board Of Elections Director Matthew] Damschroder said several 'blatantly false' forms were turned in by the voter registration effort, in which the nationwide Project Vote uses local ACORN offices to collect registrations." ("Officials Question Error-Filled Voter Registrations Collected By Paid Workers," The Associated Press, 6/2/04)

Former Ohio Democrat Party Chair David Leland Is Project Vote's National Director. (Project Vote Website, http://projectvote.org/index.php?id=118, Accessed 10/12/04)

Register A Dead Person. "At least one Lake County voter would have made quite a comeback to cast a ballot Nov. 2. He has been dead for more than two decades, elections officials said. … [Lake County Elections Board Director Jan Clair] said that the registration of the deceased man was filed by the National Voter Fund, the registration arm of the NAACP…" (Michael Scott, "Dead Man On Voter Rolls Sparks Inquiry," [Cleveland] Plain Dealer, 9/23/04)

Forge A Nursing Home Resident's Signature. "In a seemingly lesser miracle of wayward democracy, an elderly nursing home resident who only scrawls a shaky "X" when signing official documents suddenly regained a firm, crisp cursive signature when she registered. … [Lake County Elections Board Director Jan Clair] said … the woman in the nursing home was registered by the group Americans Coming Together, known in this state as ACT Ohio." (Michael Scott, "Dead Man On Voter Rolls Sparks Inquiry," [Cleveland] Plain Dealer, 9/23/04)

Register Yourself 25 Times. "Kym Cason admitted to signing up three of her friends to vote 40 times to help her boyfriend, who earned $2 for each voter he signed up for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. She said she forged their signatures and filled out their information to the best of her knowledge. She also signed herself up to vote 25 times." ("Investigation Reveals Potentially Fraudulent Voter Forms," The Associated Press, 10/12/04)

Leave Registrations In Trunk Of Car. "When police at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport stopped a man for running a stop sign late last month, they found an unusual stash in his car trunk: More than 300 voter registration cards that had been filled out but never submitted to the Minnesota secretary of state. The motorist allegedly told police that he was an ex-employee of ACORN…" (Patrick Sweeney, "Stash Of Voter Cards Probed," Saint Paul Pioneer Press, 10/8/04)

Register A Teenager. "But then there's the case of Glen Stout's 13-year-old son, Kevin, who received a voter registration card in the mail last week. … On Tuesday, Stout and [Rep. Joe Thompson] stood outside ACORN's door at 411 Bellamah Ave. N.W. and blamed the group for faulty voter registration cards. 'We have proof,' Thompson declared. Part of that proof, they say, includes a copy, produced by Thompson, of young Stout's voter registration form, turned in by Christina Gonzales, a former ACORN employee." (Shea Andersen, "More Glare On Voter Sign-Ups," Albuquerque Tribune, 8/25/04)

Submit Faulty Registrations In Exchange For Crack Cocaine. "Elections officials knew something was wrong when they got voter registration cards for Mary Poppins, Dick Tracy, Michael Jordan and George Foreman. … They notified the Defiance County sheriff, who arrested Chad Staton on Monday on a felony charge of submitting phony voter registration forms. Investigators also were looking into allegations that he was paid with cocaine in exchange for his efforts. Staton, 22, had fraudulently filled out more than 100 voter registration forms, Sheriff David Westrick said. … According to Westrick, the NAACP's National Voter Fund had submitted the false registrations to the elections board in Cleveland." ("Man Arrested After Voter Forms Turned In For Mary Poppins, Michael Jordan, Ohio Officials Say," The Associated Press, 10/19/04)

Kick Back Republican, Cash In Democrat Registrations. "A field director for one of the many national partisan organizations trying to drum up votes in Florida admits to routine efforts to rig the outcome. They include submitting thousands of invalid voter registration cards, as well as failing to turn in boxes of cards filled out to register Republicans. 'There was a lot of fraud committed,' said Mac Stuart, former Miami-Dade field director for ACORN. Among his allegations – that ACORN 'quality control' workers routinely kicked back Republican voter registrations while paying for Democratic ones. 'They said they had enough,' he said." (Paige St. John, "Rumors Of Vote Fraud Rampant," Florida Today, 10/2/04)

Find A Non-Existent Address Or Empty Lot To Register. "Chris Carr, executive director of the state Republican Party, said organizations tied to the Democrats are not innocent of political tricks against the GOP. On Friday, he presented three registration forms submitted by Moving America Forward that listed addresses that do not exist or are empty lots. Moving America Forward is a Democratic group linked to New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson." (Adrienne Packer, "Voter Fraud Allegations: Judge Denies Request," Las Vegas Review-Journal, 10/16/04)

10,000 Democrat Lawyers Recruited For Poll Watching And "SWAT Teams." "Democrats say they are mobilizing in even greater numbers than the Republicans, having recruited more than 10,000 lawyers to serve as poll watchers or on legal 'SWAT teams' in swing states." (James Dao, "As Election Nears, Parties Begin Another Round Of Legal Battles," The New York Times, 10/18/04)

Democrat Or Liberal Leaning Groups Have Filed Lawsuits In The Following States:

Arizona

Two Democrats Backed By Arizona Democrat Party Filed Lawsuit Challenging Validity Of Petitions To Get Nader's Name On Ballot. (Paul Davenport, "Nader Backers Abandon Bid To Get Candidate On Arizona Ballot," The Associated Press, 7/2/04)

The Democrat Party Of Arkansas Filed A Lawsuit Contesting The Certification Of Nader On The Arkansas Ballot. (Jake Bleed, "High Court Votes 4-3 To Put Nader Back On Ballot," The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 10/2/04)

Colorado Common Cause Filed A Lawsuit That Challenged Colorado I.D. Requirement. (Steven K. Paulson, "Colorado Judge Upholds Voter ID Requirement," The Associated Press, 10/18/04)

The State Democrat Party And The Ballot Project Filed A Lawsuit To Keep Nader Off The Ballot In Colorado. (Sue Lindsay, "Nader Will Be On Colo. Ballot," Rocky Mountain News, 10/18/04)

Florida

Labor Unions Challenged The Florida Requirement That A Ballot Must Be Cast In The Voter's Home Precinct. (Gary Fineout, "Ballot Ruling Seen As Win For Governor," The Miami Herald, 10/19/04)

Democrat Backed Unions Sued Secretary Of State To Force Her To Accept Registrations Where The Registrant Failed To Confirm That The Voter Was Not A Felon Or Mentally Incompetent. (Rachel La Corte, "Groups Sue State, Counties Over Registration Forms," The Associated Press, 10/12/04)

Florida Democrat Party Filed Suit Claiming The Reform Party Is Not A National Party And Nader Should Not Be Allowed On The Ballot. (Mary Ellen Klas, "Showdown Brews Over Nader," The Miami Herald, 9/17/04)

The Democrat Party Filed A Lawsuit To Get A Federal Court Request Prohibiting The State From Throwing Out Ballots Cast In The Wrong Precincts. (Gary Fineout, "Ballot Ruling Seen As Win For Governor," The Miami Herald, 10/19/04)

The Florida Democrat Party Filed A Suit Against The State For Not Accepting Incomplete Voter Registration Applications. (George Bennett, "Review Notes Key Stumbles On Voter Form," Palm Beach Post, 10/9/04)

The Maine Democrat Party Lost An Appeal To Keep Nader Of The Ballot. (Clarke Canfield, "Supreme Court Rules Nader Can Appear On Ballot," The Associated Press, 10/8/04)

Michigan

Democrats Filed A Brief Claiming Many Of Nader's Petition Signatures Were Invalid. (Jonathan Finer and Brian Faler, "Nader Still Unsure Of Ballot Spot In Many States," The Washington Post, 8/24/04)

NAACP And Voter-Rights Groups Filed A Lawsuit Claiming Voters Should Be Able To Cast Ballots In Their Jurisdiction, Regardless Of Whether They Show Up In The Correct Precinct. (David Eggert, "Judge: Mich. Ballots Should Be Counted," The Associated Press, 10/19/04)

The ACLU & The Bazelon Center For Mental Health Law Are Challenging A Missouri Law That Denies Voting Rights To Some People Who Are Mentally Ill. (Kelly Wiese, "Mentally Ill Man Challenges State Over Right To Vote," The Associated Press, 10/8/04)

The Missouri Democrat Party Sued Secretary Of State Matt Blunt For Refusing To Count Provisional Ballots That Were Cast At The Wrong Polling Place.(Kelly Wiese, "Judge Rules For State In Voting Case," The Associated Press, 10/12/04)

Nevada Democrat Party Filed Suit To Re-Open Voter Registration Indefinitely. (Adrienne Packer, "Voter Fraud Allegations: Judge Denies Request," Las Vegas Review-Journal, 10/16/04)

Nevada Democrat Party Wanted Nader Removed And Claimed That Signatures Of Voters Supporting Nader Were Invalid. ("Ralph Nader's Name To Stay On November Ballot In Nevada," The Associated Press, 9/16/04)

Democrat Party Chair Kathy Sullivan Filed Challenge With Ballot Law Commission Alleging Widespread Fraud In Nader's Petition Signatures. (Katharine Webster, "Democrats Try To Keep Nader Off State Ballot," The Associated Press, 9/13/04)

New Mexico Democrat Party Filed Lawsuit To Remove Nader From Ballot. (David Miles, "N.M. Supreme Court: Nader In, IDs Out," Albuquerque Journal, 9/29/04)

Sandusky County Democrat Party And Ohio Democrat Party Filed Suit Against Secretary Of State Kenneth Blackwell, Challenging Provisional Ballot Guidelines. (Mark Niquette, "Suit Aimed At Ballot Rules," Columbus Dispatch, 9/28/04)

Liberal Groups Supporting Voting Rights, Labor Union And Community Organizations Filed Suit Against Secretary Blackwell Challenging Provisional Ballot Guidelines. (Laura A. Bischoff, "Blackwell Sued Again On Vote Order," Dayton Daily News, 10/6/04)

Lucas County Democrat Party And Ohio Democrat Party Filed Suit Against Secretary Blackwell Challenging Voter Identification Requirements. ("Party Files Second Lawsuit," The Associated Press, 10/18/04)

Ohio Dems, Including Former Head Of ACLU Of Ohio, Filed Lawsuit To Remove Nader From Ballot. (Alan Johnson, "Nader, Marriage Issue Make Ballot," The Columbus Dispatch, 9/9/04)

Pennsylvania

Lawsuit, Filed By Lawyers Sympathetic To Kerry, Challenged Validity Of Nader's Petition Signatures. ("Democrats To Challenge Nader Petitions, Alleging Fraud," The Associated Press, 8/9/04)

The State Democrat Party Filed Suit To Keep Nader Off The Ballot Stating That Nader Was Not Nominated By A Political Convention, But That Argument Was Rejected. (Rebecca Cook, "Two Lawsuits Filed To Keep Nader Off Washington Ballot," The Associated Press, 9/9/04; George Howland Jr., "Politics," Seattle Weekly, 9/22/04)

Olympia Attorney Ken Valz Filed Suit To Keep Nader Off The Ballot Stating That Nader Turned In His Petitions Too Late, But That Argument Was Rejected. (Rebecca Cook, "Two Lawsuits Filed To Keep Nader Off Washington Ballot," The Associated Press, 9/9/04; George Howland Jr., "Politics," Seattle Weekly, 9/22/04)

West Virginia

The Attorney General, At The Request Of The Secretary Of State, Argued That Those Collecting Signatures For Nader Violated State Law Or Misled People Into Signing Petitions. ("Nader To Appear On State Ballot, Supreme Court Refuses Attorney General's Bid For Injunction Against Presidential Candidate," The Associated Press, 9/10/04)

State Democrat Party Initially Tried To Keep Nader Off Suit Via Elections Board, Was Refused And Filed Suit To Keep Nader Off Ballot, Which Initially Was Successful But Was Overturned By State Supreme Court. (JR Ross, "Wis. Supreme Court Rules Nader On The State Ballot," The Associated Press, 9/30/04)State Democrat Party Filed Suit To Keep Nader Off Ballot, Which Initially Was Successful But Was Overturned By State Supreme Court. (JR Ross, "Wis. Supreme Court Rules Nader On The State Ballot," The Associated Press, 9/30/04)

I'm happy with that. As long as the SCOTUS is not involved. Let the Democrat lawyers decend like a plague. Bottom line: the legislatures have the last word.

America will not put up with this when we are at war. Besides, 1/4 democrats think Bush is going to win anyway--and with that idiot cutter giving the playbook away...Well looks kind of despirate to me. Sort of like "Base please come out to vote to at least get us close so we can cheat"

If Clinton is sposed to be such a big political power, deploy him to Ohio or Florida. Why bring him to PA unless the internals are telling kerry something he does not want to hear?

Bottom line: If it's not close, they can't steal it. GOTV.

The Democrat playbook is Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals"

It spells out the tactics on how to steal an election

It was followed to the letter by the Dems in 2000 and the signs are there that they have it in play again.

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