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Gothmog

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Wed Jul 23, 2014, 09:00 PM Jul 2014

Democrats roll out plan for aggressive voter protection program

I listened to this call this morning http://quorumreport.com/quorum_report_daily_buzz_2014/democrats_roll_out_plan_for_aggressive_voter_prote_buzziid22285.html

Calling it the “largest and most comprehensive voter protection program Texas has ever seen,” the Wendy Davis campaign along with Battleground Texas on Tuesday essentially said they’re ready to go to war to ensure minorities and others are able to make their voices heard in the November election.

Davis’ campaign manager Rep. Chris Turner, D-Grand Prairie, told volunteers and reporters on a morning conference call that the stakes are too high to take anything for granted. He and others said it has become the norm for voters to be disenfranchised only to have that information become known after the election results are in and it’s too late to do anything about it.

That’s why Democratic groups are being proactive this time around, Turner said.

Sen. Davis joined the call as well to tout her record in the Texas Senate on voter protection as well as her participation in court battles over the issue. She sought to contrast that with her Republican rival Attorney General Greg Abbott, who she said has tried to weaken the voting power of some Texans through redistricting as well as his philosophical and legal support for Texas’ voter ID law. "He is not working for all Texans," Davis said. “We have certainly never accomplished anything in America with less democracy and we are not going to start now," she said.

When asked by Quorum Report about what the effort will actually entail, Battleground laid out some ambitious numbers.

I have meet with the Battleground Texas voter protection director. She was with the Brennan Center and knows this area. The fact that we are starting on the infrastructure for voter protection in July is very encouraging to me. In years past, the DNC voter protection effort kept on trying to get me to go to Ohio or Florida. This year everyone is staying put to make sure that Texas voters are allowed to vote.

I was also pleased to hear something that you will never hear from a republican. It was stated more than once that the goal of this program is to protect the rights of all voters and not just a select few who may vote for our candidates. This is the same message that I heard in 2004 from the Kerry Edwards voter protection team and I am glad that this concept is still part of Democratic voter protection efforts
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Democrats roll out plan for aggressive voter protection program (Original Post) Gothmog Jul 2014 OP
Fantastic, ready to go to war they say...you all better realize you are in a war now... randys1 Jul 2014 #1
Wish Wisconsin Dem Party would do the same! riversedge Jul 2014 #2
About time we put our efforts here at home. hobbit709 Jul 2014 #3
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