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eridani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 03:21 AM
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Getting realistic about the prospect of electronic election fraud
It isn't going to happen everywhere, any more than a burglar is going to hit every single house on a block. Let's deploy our forces sensibly here.

Repubs aren't counting on it. If they were, why would they be bothering with all the vote suppression tactics? Sure, they'll probably try it in some places, but I think their heavy artillery is going to be aimed at preventing likely Dem voters from voting.

We need a lot of multitasking to make winning possible in a few weeks.
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Freedom_from_Chains Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 03:24 AM
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1. I don't know. It's worked twice for them already, if things get tight
why wouldn't they give it another go?
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FogerRox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-26-06 03:36 AM
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2. I am working in a Congressional campaign now.
Not election reform......
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Land Shark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-27-06 11:53 AM
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3. But, not all R efforts are centralized, and it's not good strategy to put
all eggs in one basket. If one suppression or fraud effort is revealed or exposed, it's great to be able to say "not enough to change the result."

Because if the count is Fair (if, if) then every single vote counts, a multipronged strategy starts to pay off from the get go, and it would presumptively be adopted. Also, not every R engaged in suppression knows about or coordinates with all of the other R efforts, whatever they may be. Same would apply regardless of party.
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eridani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-28-06 01:27 AM
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4. Agreed--definitely not centralized
That means careful assessment of what they might be likely to do in specific places.
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