It's a dramatic story line that's so far featured angry rhetoric, walkouts, Washington insider politics, and accusations of fraud, racism and power-grabbing all centering around the core of American democracy: voting

Well that was fast. Just remember- when politicians start trying to solve problems that don't exist (cough cough, WMDs?) then ulterior motives are often involved. Why put up barriers to voting to prevent non-existent voter fraud? We'll find out soon enough....