GOP Was the Real Victim in Fla. Vote

LA Times ^ | 11/12/01 | John R. Lott Jr. and James K. Glassman

[WxMan2000]

But if spoiled ballots do indicate disenfranchisement, then the new data show that, by a dramatic margin, the group most victimized in the Florida voting was African American Republicans.

[gonzo]

We were there, babes, and THAT'S what counted!

Most people don't remember that Florida used to be a democRAT-Machine State, and it took years to correct the blatent fraudulant voting stuff that the RATS tried last November.

It'll take another 8 years to get rid of the FSSC assholes, but they'll eventually be gone too.

Florida is actually 2/3 to 3/4 Republican or Conservative now, and it will show in the 2002 Elections! Stay well and vigilant....FRegards

[summer]

Hey gonzo,

Thanks for the flag -- but, I don't know if those numbers are accurate, only because I think FL has a growing independent, swing vote.

And, while it's true that such vote may well go GOP or Conservative, remember, this is a state with two US senators who are Democrats. (And, a GOP gov and GOP dominated Legislature.)

While I believe our fab FL gov will easily win re-election, I also think it will be a long time before GOP people take the two US senate seats in Florida. It's just a reflection of the actual independent, swing nature of this state. It goes either way, depending on the candidate and the mood of the independent voters. They are the ones who still decided elections in this state.

Sincerely, an independent voter :)

[summer]

decided = decide

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

It'll take another 8 years to get rid of the FSSC assholes, but they'll eventually be gone too.

YES! I like your attitude, gonzo.

This particular story deserves widespread play. I've been contacting local and state GOP officials, asked Gov. Jeb to forward the article to Bob Butterworth (with a request for a personal apology for Gov. Bush and Katherine Harris), Rev. Peterson, Rush, etc....That racist smear was more than "politics," it was criminally inflammatory.

Florida Freepers fight back.(^:

[CounterCounterCulture]

Something of interest for Jesse Lee Peterson, Ezola Foster, J.J. Johnson, Project 21, et al.

So, if spoilage should be viewed as disenfranchising African American Democrats, the new figures strongly suggest that Democrats were disenfranchising African American Republicans.

(snip)

The irony is that those who screamed discrimination the loudest may have the most to hide.

Article link

[CounterCounterCulture]

Anothe thread: A MUST READ: GOP Was the Real Victim in Fla. Vote

[GOPJ]

So, African American Republicans had their ballots double punched? I'm sooooooooooo surprised. Democrats kept some of those ballot boxes for 4 and 5 hours after the polls closed. One wonders if there's a connection...

[GOPJ]

You get it:

This is strong circumstantial evidence that ballots were tampered with by election officials, such as inserting a metal wire through the "Gore" hole in a stack of cards, thereby invalidating all Bush votes.

This explains a couple things. One, how there were so many "hanging chads" for Gore. And two, why the dems never asked that overvotes be counted.

[Coop]

Bump

[PhiKapMom]

This is unbelieveable! The RATS have been screaming while hiding the fact it was Republicans that were disenfranchised. Where is Jesse Jackson since it is blacks who were disenfranchised just like he touted or will he stay silent since it was Republicans instead of democRATS who were disenfranchised?

[Swordmaker]

"The new findings show that African American Republicans who voted in Florida were in excess of 50 times more likely than the average African American to have had a ballot declared invalid because it was spoiled." from LA Times Article

This is very telling... these were NOT undervote ballots... those would have still been valid ballots, just with no vote for President. A spoiled presidential ballot would have to have a punch on two or more candidates!

These ballots from Republicans (regardless of race) were subject to "spoilage" at a rate up to 50 times more than Democrat Ballots. How can this be????

Simple. The ballots were either pre or post election punched for Albert Gore Jr. This would have the effect of invalidating votes for Bush or other candidates while leaving Gore ballots intact!

This is prima facie proof of election fraud by the officials at those polling stations!

[Swordmaker]

How do you seperate the ballots so as to differentiate Republican ballots from Democrat ballots? Simple, statistical analysis of the other votes for national and state offices. It would be highly unlikely that a Democrat would vote a majority of Republican candidates for other offices.

[Swordmaker]

Newz, my friend, what you say about color coding of ballots occurs only in primary elections... There can be no partisan difference in a general election.

[LisaFab]

In CT, any candidate (and, I guess, any citizen) can get voter lists by party affiliation. Prior to election day, each campaign identifies what it considers "its voters" and begins a letter and phone call drive to make sure they get out the vote.

Then, on election day, every hour a campaign worker collects the voter numbers (the number the moderator crosses off and reads to the booth attendant when you check in to vote) from the moderators and reports back to headquarters. Since each voter number is tied to a name, they know WHO has voted, but not necessarily HOW they voted.

[piasa]

interesting old thread on election fraud/ ballot spoilage / “possible” ACORN activities

[Cindy]

Thanks piasa.