The closer this gets to election day, the harder it is for repukes to steal

[cali]

If the race continues on the current path, repukes will not be able to steal this election- if the polls are accurate and I believe they essentially are. There are too many states to have to monkey with, and some of those states have dem SoSs controlling the voting process. If Obama continues leading by the margin he's leading now, stealing the election is not feasible.

[UnrepentantUnitarian]

1. People are already voting, too!

There's every reason to believe that Obama is getting more of those votes than McCain. This just makes the hill or mountain that McCain has to climb that much steeper every day that goes by.

[rucky]

2. All they need is a laptop and a good excuse.

We need to stay on them until every vote is counted.

[cali]

3. yeah, one guy with a laptop can steal this election. please explain

exactly how that works. I agree that staying vigilant against vote theft is critical, but the truth is, this is shaping up to be a big Obama win, and yeah, that makes it harder to steal.

[DeeDeeNY]

6. This is how they do it with a laptop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhMUtzOxjJY

[rucky]

8. Check out this series...

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=spoonamore&search_type=

I'm not saying we're "domed", but as long as the votes are being counted electronically, people can hack them. Poll watchers need to know what to look for - and we absolutely can't let them tabulate behind closed doors again.

[KharmaTrain]

4. Far Different Ground Game

In 2000 & 2004, McAuliffe spent most the money on nice databases and throwing what little money he had at "key races"...a far cry from the 50-state approach Dr. Dean has put forward. We saw the first results in 2006 and we're about to see what a bottom-up campaign can really do...under the corporate media and polling radar.

The best way to steal an election is to make it close...the more local the better. Also you need the foot soldiers to pull it off...even in the computer age (someone's gotta break into a lot of machines)...and do it either while no one is watching, or have the local voting boards on your side. That isn't the case this year in critical states like Ohio, Virginia and Colorado, and we're already seeing a concerted effort from both the Obama campaign and the DNC to go after caging and other voter scams.

Today's maps are showing this election is being fought in "red" states...on Gramp's turf and he's starting to lose ground. If votes are to be "stolen" those are the places that'll be needed to be shored up first...and then go after the rest? That's a tall order.

Cheers...

[Ganja Ninja]

5. I hope they try and get caught this time.

I want to see some of these bastards go to jail for this crap.

[malaise]

7. Indeed and that is why you should expect

these cornered rats to come up with one more surprise.

[chimpyissatan]

9. as the election closes in, I get more worried

The greater the BO lead, and the closer to Nov. 4 we get, the greater the risk to our collective safety. The need for something dramatic from "America's enemies" is already out there, and with widening polls for BO, the scale of an October Surprise necessary to make this election close enough to steal grows.

If this becomes the last-ditch effort to hold back the inevitable tide of backlash (I belive it may), we face a cataclysm.

The timing will by necessity be close to Nov. 4. Military in the streets? Maybe. Martial law? Probably not nationally, but somewhere local "control" is a distinct possibility.

Remember, the NSA has read this message already, along with all your other online secrets. Who sees them next is up to the conscience of some mid-level staffer in Langley (or Bombay?). Pray they believe in the Constitution. If not, you and I are vulnerable to intimidation and accusations of treason after the big distraction of 2008 goes down. For those appearing most dangerous to a successful coup, this means job loss or finanicial calamity at best, prison and torture at worst. Be as prepared as possible.

Something's coming, let's hope their incompetence saves us this time.