The GOP’s October “Surprise” continues…Even as it’s no surprise at all that they are hoping to cause absolute bedlam at the polls. They are off to a good start, as the Democrats seem to be caught flat-footed, despite years of warnings about all of this.<\/p>\n
The latest Republican assault on democracy began earlier this week with a ‘stunt’ raid in (swing state) Nevada<\/a>, then unsubstantiated allegations in (swing state) Missouri<\/a> last night (raid coming soon, no doubt), and just hours ago as AP reports<\/a>, it’s (swing state) Ohio…<\/p>\n Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer and representatives of County Prosecutor Stephen Haller have contacted the local Board of Elections asking for the voter registration cards of everyone who voted during the six-day window, which ended Monday.<\/p>\n Haller is the former law partner of Mike DeWine, the former Republican senator who is chairing presidential nominee John McCain’s Ohio campaign.<\/p><\/div> [Update: In an updated version of the AP report<\/a> quoted above, it’s noted that Sheriff Fisher is “a Republican,” that Green County is “rich with Democrat-leaning college students,” and that Fisher requested the voter information after “he had been inundated with phone calls from people concerned about possible fraud.” In other words, no actual evidence of anything, just angry Republicans, fired up by chasing their own tails after Fox\/RNC told them too. Smelling the rats here, yet?<\/i>]<\/p> Of course, the GOP’s ACORN “Voter Fraud” Scam<\/a> was picked up today by John McCain on the stump (and, mercilessly, on Fox “News” all morning<\/a>, naturally). Here’s McCain putting the scare tactics first, and democracy and country second<\/i>, if even that high on his list. Here’s the shameful video…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n