Report analyzes outcome of Native Vote 2004

[Zorra]

Monday, May 23, 2005

American Indians and Alaska Natives turned out to the polls last November in record numbers, according to the final report of the Native Vote 2004 campaign.

Released this month by the First Americans Education Project, the report tracked voter participation in eight key states. From Alaska to New Mexico, Native Americans voted in unprecedented numbers at the local, state and federal level, the analysis found.
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Despite the gains, the report noted that several political candidates favored by Native voters failed at the polls. Among those who saw defeat were Kalyn Free, a Choctaw Nation member who lost the Democratic nomination for a Congressional seat in Oklahoma, and former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota), who had strong backing on the state's reservations.
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Native voters can even make or break a candidate in some elections. In 2000, reservation voters narrowly carried Sen. Tim Johnson (D-South Dakota) to victory over then-Congressman John Thune, a Republican. Thune improved his showing on reservations in 2004 although most of the Native votes still went to Daschle.

http://www.indianz.com/News/2005/008325.asp

[doodadem]

1. I haven't seen any reporting on voting conditions in SD

But I would be highly suspicious of Thune beating Daschle. If it's like the Native vote in NM, those districts had few and decrepit voting machines. Shenanigans abounded.