Koch Group Kicks Off Massive Voter Suppression Effort
From The Nation:
Romney Goes Brown Face and Republican Lynches Empty Chair
Wow. There just isn’t much to say here. Mitt Romney went brown face last night addressing a town hall meeting hosted by Univision in an attempt to court Latino voters. He was darker than the two Latino hosts of the event. Dios mio. And cowardly Repugs with massive inferiority complexes…
Voting’s Outcasts: Why One in Five Blacks in Kentucky Can’t Cast a Ballot
From Colorlines: One out of every 13 African Americans are already disenfranchised, and it’s not because of voter ID laws, voter purges, or cut-offs to early voting, but because they’re caught up in the criminal justice system. According to a new study released this summer by The Sentencing Project, in…
John Lewis 2012 DNC Speech, GOP Changing the Rules to Suppress the Vote
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Victory: Federal Judge Restores Early Voting In Ohio After Obama Suit
From TPM: A federal judge in Ohio on Friday restored early voting rights in the three days before the election, ruling in favor of the Obama campaign. U.S. District judge Peter C. Economus ruled that “restoring in-person early voting to all Ohio voters through the Monday before Election Day does…
Court Blocks Texas Voter ID Law, Citing Racial Impact
From ThinkProgress: A federal three-judge panel has struck down Texas’ restrictive voter ID law, finding it would suppress minority voting. The Department of Justice blocked the measure after it failed to get the pre-clearance required under the Voting Rights Act for states with a history of discrimination. The DOJ concluded…
Court Rejects Florida GOP Voter-Registration Restrictions
From Rachel Maddow: Republican efforts to restrict voting rights come in a variety of forms. Some of the most notable efforts involve onerous voter-ID laws and closing early-voting windows. But in Florida, GOP officials have also placed sweeping restrictions on voter-registration drives. As Laura explained overnight, new Republican-imposed rules have…
Repug code words: Obama is the “Food Stamp President;” Reality: 70% of Welfare and Public Assistance Recipients are White
CMP originally posted these stats back in January. But as Romney amplifies his racial rhetoric, the stats bear repeating again. 70% of Welfare and Public Assistance Recipients are White; 66.66% of Food Stamp Recipients are White From The Root: White Americans, poor and middle-class alike, receive the vast majority of…