Mike the Usurper wrote:
Just as important, saying this (Rolling Stone) is the wrong forum is probably the worst thought I've seen you make here.

So, you're saying that a Rock and Roll magazine is the best forum for this discussion? Mike, have you ever voted for a Republican?

You're not going to get a Republican controlled federal government and Republican controlled state election officials to reform their election system by calling them crooks in a Rock and Roll Magazine.

The law professors in their dry journals have been ignored.

There are serious questions raised in all of these references about the reliability of our voting system. There is certainly a lot of fraud going on, and where its actually located it needs to be prosecuted. Its also a reality that poor people are going to have more trouble with voting, because they're poor, and they move more frequently, and their local governments suck and lack resources, and they are more likely to get confused about ballots or the registration process. While this is a problem and it ought to be identified and addressed, calling it in all cases a grand conspiracy of the GOP is not reasonable.

The Overseas Voter Registration problems are also significant. However, the majority of those who failed to vote, per this study, failed because they didn't get their registrations in on time. Are Democrats more likely to procrastinate? Many others couldn't vote because they received their ballots late. This is under the control of various local agencies. The worst offenders appear to be Colorado, Georgia, Mass, and Michigan. These aren't exactly battleground states.

The New Mexico data is also troubling. However, the report referenced here comes from a partisan progressive group with an overt political agenda.

And then there is Ohio. I have to say that the House report referenced here paints a pretty damning picture of Kenneth Blackwell. Perhaps there is some political value in encouraging people to oppose his bid for the Governor's office.

RE: Rolling Stone : Was the 2004 Election Stolen?