In 2000 it was Florida, in 2004 it was Ohio. Which state will the GOP steal in 2008?

[ColbertWatcher]

[GOPNotForMe]

1. Yay for fatalism! nt

[ColbertWatcher]

3. Woo hoo for trusting the GOP! n/t

[Duke Newcombe]

37. You _do_ know who we're dealing with, right? n/t

[JDPriestly]

2. All of the above. Each in its own way.

[ColbertWatcher]

7. You know, that's my biggest fear: that they'll attack several states ...

... and we'll have more people lying to themselves that, "They won't do it again."

Or "Don't think like that!"

They've done it before, no one stopped them; they'll do it again.

It's that simple.

[gateley]

4. Other - I'm really hopeful that we won't let it happen again. That no

matter what they throw at us, we'll have such an overwhelming, overpowering turnout, that their efforts will be for naught.

[ColbertWatcher]

8. I hope you're right. But, I don't wan to get caught unprepared.

Election fraud is as big an emergency as any hurricane is.

[gateley]

17. Totally agree -- And I'm not taking anything for granted.

And DAILY we hear of attempts to winnow out the Dem voters, but I just have a feeling that everyone will be blown away by the sheer numbers of people who turn out to vote for Obama. Hopeful, not complacent.

[Mojambo]

5. They'd love to get Penn or Michigan, but I don't think they have the cronies in place. n/t

[EFerrari]

6. I'm thinking MIchigan. n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

29. Why do you say Michigan? n/t

[EFerrari]

31. Nothing really solid. But, on primary night, there was a 20 county "glitch"

that counted "Uncommitted" votes as "Write In" and if it weren't for Olbermann, we'd never have known that. It wasn't reported anywhere else. And when I called the SOS office, they lied about what they did about it. First they said they hand counted the votes after they found the problem. After a few minutes, the rep relaxed and told me they hot started those machines. That means, lots of lost votes. Okay. Maybe my tinfoil needs adjusting but if they can do that on primary night, why not on election night?

Another tweaky thing, there have been some stories out of MI about how white blue collar won't vote for Obama and those reports are mostly not sourced to real people.

I just want to watch Michigan. Stressed out people make an easy target. :shrug:

[ColbertWatcher]

35. I've heard a lot about the foreclosure-caging too. n/t

[EFerrari]

36. Per Amy, 60% of those loans were to black Americans. You're right. n/t

[cali]

9. they may try, but with the economy tanking, they won't succeed.

[Bok_Tukalo]

10. I don't know about steal but I think if it is close, Colorado is decisive

<OPE>

[TomClash]

11. California nt

[Kerrytravelers]

19. Teehee. Good luck with that. We're up by enough it would be a waste of their time.

[AllieB]

12. Obama Campaign has already filed a suit against possible voter suppression in MI

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/obama-campaign.html

I know that Obama and Biden won't lay down like Kerry and Gore. Plus we have a slim majority in Congress.

[politicasista]

16. No, Obama/Biden have Dean on their side

Kerry and Gore had people like McAuliffe and Carville and were stuck with lousy Dem infrastructure and lack of party support. Dean has been a huge plus for Obama/Biden with his 50 state strategy. I don't think they will let what happened in 2000 and 2004 happen again.

[Ikonoklast]

13. Confusion.

They have that one wrapped up.

[YOY]

14. Not gonna answer. They will truly regret it if they do.

The signs couldn't be clearer that they need to give up the reins of power. They are literally killing this country that they claim to love so much.

[ColbertWatcher]

25. Which is exactly why they won't "give up power" We have to take it from them.

I agree with you about the signs being there, but I think that just makes them dangerous.

They have so much to lose.

Think about it: all the crimes they committed while they were in power have to be covered up.

We have to take power from these criminals for the sake of our country and our kids.

[margotb822]

15. They can have fear and depression

I don't even think Dems are running in those states...

[TheWatcher]

18. Colorado.

Colorado will be the new Florida/Ohio this year.

[Chipper Chat]

20. Colorado.

This will be "the final state" that McCain needs to put him at 273.

[donco6]

21. Colorado. n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

22. Wow! 3 Colorados in a row! Why Colorado? n/t

[donco6]

26. Several reasons:

One - a Republican Secretary of State who has already faced some electronic voting questions here

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/Feb/22/key-voting-machine-hearing-today/

Two - the state is demonstrably divided politically, so it would be very difficult to prove tampering.

Three - most Dems are in the big cities - the ones with electronic voting - so you can concentrate your efforts with minimal effort/maximum results.

[ColbertWatcher]

27. Sounds like a formula for election fraud alright. n/t

[joshcryer]

47. Yep, I can't believe they repealed the paper balloting.

Just atrocious.

[EFerrari]

32. They will definitely try to screw with CO.

That's another good guess.

[Rocknrule]

33. It better not be Colorado

As if there aren't enough things about this state to be ashamed of

[Hawkowl]

23. Colorado

The SOS has already removed 20% of questionable democrats from the registration rolls. Obama has to play catch up big time now.

[ColbertWatcher]

30. They call them "questionable". Bastards. n/t

[Junkdrawer]

24. Pennsylvania....

Touchscreen voting and audit trails are actually illegal...

[ColbertWatcher]

28. WHAT!? Who is in charge of elections in PA? D or R? n/t

[Junkdrawer]

34. Mr. DLC - Ed Rendell

Read my posts on this archived thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x560951

[ColbertWatcher]

39. I thought the state Secretary of State runs elections? n/t

[Junkdrawer]

40. Pedro Cortez is a Rendell lacky....n/t

[EFerrari]

38. Keith did a short segment about MI tonight, fyi. n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

41. Colorado... when the media starts speaking of it the same way as

Florida and OH, like they did in 2004 about OH, that is the target

Yes, they are that obvious

[PerfectSage]

42. Other: The state of Depression

[L. Coyote]

43. Other. Alaska will go down as InSane for McSame.

The other 49 states will landslide for Change, for real change, for Obama/Biden.

Au H2 'O8

[dana_b]

44. well, they're pretty unoriginal and lacking ideas so

I'd go with Ohio and/or Florida again.

[sam kane]

45. Colorado.

Palast is all over what those Republicans have already done.

[Toucano]

46. Colorado. n/t

[donco6]

48. Colorado again - article in today's Post:

No Vote of Confidence in Coffman (SOS)

Nov. 4 is shaping up to be the biggest, and potentially most disastrous, day of Mike Coffman's career. That's the day the secretary of state is expected to win in Colorado's 6th Congressional District.

It's also the day he has a bigger job to do — ensuring the election runs smoothly for voters across the state. If things go wrong, as many watchdogs fear, the man derided as Colorado's AWOL election chief will be the first to blame.

"He has a repeated record of mismanagement. That should prompt concern from voters about how this election will be handled," says Chantell Taylor of Colorado Ethics Watch.



Clerks prefer mail ballots:

http://www.denverpost.com/greene/ci_10492707





http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_10492709

[EFerrari]

49. FYI: Today Amy Goodman did a long segment on

vote suppression, HAVA, purging the roles via foreclosure lists in MI,

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/18/lost_homes_lost_votes_are_republicans

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/9/18/historic_2008_election_could_see_unprecedented