] First, strategic voters enter their state and voting
] preference. They are then told whether they are voting in
] a swing state, where the race is close, or a secure
] state, where wide margins of victory are predicted for
] either Bush or Kerry.
]
]
] Voters who register with VotePair will be paired with
] another participant via email. In this way, a swing state
] voter whose first choice is Nader, Cobb or Badnarik and a
] secure state voter whose first choice is Kerry can
] communicate with each other about strategic voting in the
] upcoming election. Pairing will facilitate dialogue and
] provide an opportunity for partners to make sure that
] their pairing partner is pledging in good faith.

This is interesting. I'm sure Badnarik supporters cringe at the use of the word "progressive" (which is a code word for socialist). I'm not suggesting that anyone do this. Its totally insecure. If I'm in a "secure state" and I'm willing to engage in this kind of vote trade, then there is no reason for me to engage in it as I might as well vote for the third party candidate anyway. However, its quite a subversive use of Internet technology.

VotePair || How It Works

] The order by U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott found that
] the application of Ohio's statute allowing individuals to
] challenge the legitimacy of a voter at the polling place
] was unconstitutional.
]
] The presence of challengers inexperienced in the
] electoral process questioning voters about their
] eligibility would impede voting, she said.
]
] Dlott ruled on a lawsuit by a black Cincinnati couple who
] said Republican plans to deploy challengers to largely
] black precincts in Hamilton County was meant to
] intimidate and block black voters.
]
] Republicans said they wanted to prevent voter fraud.

CNN.com - Federal judge in Ohio bars voter challengers - Nov 1, 2004

AJC's voter guide...

Welcome to AJC! | Voter Guide

] Gov. Jeb Bush denied Saturday that he ignored the advice
] of state election officials to ''pull the plug'' on a
] controversial list the state was using to remove
] convicted felons from the voter rolls.

Jeb Bush DID pull the plug on the felon list, but only after pressure from the media.

Herald.com | 10/17/2004 | Governor denies rejecting advice to dump voter-felon list

k wrote:
] Of course, the electoral college effectively cancels out your
] vote too, since you decided to live in a place which is
] heavily oriented to one side. I've been depressed about the
] low voter turnout numbers in the past (in the vicinity of 50%)
] but i've come to realize that a huge portion of that number
] isn't based purely on laziness. I still think everyone should
] vote, but i completely understand how a democrat in NY or CA
] could say, "eh, fuck it." Again, i don't encourage that, but
] i do understand it.

I think its critically stupid to avoid voting because of the electoral college. I will vote, and my vote will be counted! Let them select a president who lost the popular vote! They will know who is right and who is wrong, and you can rest assured that Bush is aware of the degree of his mandate even in this close situation in 2000. A president who lost the popular vote will be very weak indeed.

RE: LawGeek: Sample Right-wing Voter Suppression Letter

] For any of you who doubted the reports of Right Wing
] voter suppression campaigns, here's a sample letter that
] was sent to a largely-Democratic, largely-people of color
] community in Ohio.

Can I please have one story about left wing voter suppression?

LawGeek: Sample Right-wing Voter Suppression Letter

] This flyer is being distributed around Milwaukee's
] African American communities.

I saw pictures of these in 2000, but at the time it was considered an anomaly... Trouble is these reports are hard to authenticate.

Daily Kos :: Voter suppression flyering starts?

] A survey of deaths in Iraqi households estimates that as
] many as 100,000 more people may have died throughout the
] country in the 18 months after the U.S. invasion than
] would be expected based on the death rate before the war.

!!!!!

Yahoo! News - Household Survey Sees 100,000 Iraqi Deaths

] In recent days, a growing number of news organizations
] have posted eloquent endorsements for Kerry. Some of them
] are particularly suprising, because they come from such
] unlikely sources. We encourage you to read them, and
] consider their content.

A number of links to conservatives who support Kerry are provided here.

Boing Boing: BoingBoing endorses John Kerry for President

Swater wrote:
] This is a long transcript of Al Gore's speech on the Bush
] presidency delivered at Georgetown on Monday. It's long and I
] couldn't find the text anywhere except on a forum site, so I
] include it here.

Here is the video version...

(I had a lot of trouble getting this to work. Part of it was Apple decided to intercept realaudio files in 10.3 and send them to quicktime, which promptly bitches that it can't play the file. Part of it was also the link, I think. If you go to CSPAN'S webpage its on the main page today.)

Real Video: RE: Al Gore: Bush Policy Driven By Ideology Not Reality