Wouldn't an article like this INCREASE the very turnout they say is 'dwindling' ?
ABSOLUTELY! Conservatives are extremely intuitive and plugged-in. The #1 concern will be SCOTUS justices. There are few conservatives that will skip a vote based on the fact that there is a legitimate fear for the 3 that are soon to retire. They're waiting for a decision in 2006 before retiring.
I'm glad you mentioned this possibility because I can verify that it's happening in my district in Texas formerly represented by Tom DeLay in the U.S. House.
Every time I read another article or view a news story obviously intended to suppress Republican voter turnout, it motivates me to make another phone call to known conservatives among my friends and co-workers and invite them to join my election day van pool. We're up to three full minivans of people going together to vote after work on Nov. 7th. I'm also finding the morale of the voters is high and the enthusiasm to join the voter van pool is great even for people that haven't voted regularly in the past.
I have some news for any liberal lurkers that think it's no big deal, and that I'm some rabid right wing nut that does this van pool every election. I have never done this in any previous election, and I've been voting Republican for 35 years. The MSM strategy of Republican voter suppression is backfiring big time in our household.