September 29, 2012
Eliot Spitzer – Number of the Day: States Allowing Early Voting
Eliot Spitzer presents his Number of the Day: “32 — That’s how many states, plus the District of Columbia, allow early voting for anyone who wants it.”
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September 4, 2012
Know Your Voting Rights: Election Day is Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Voting rights are under attack in America by a Republican Party that sees its odds of winning future elections hinge on the ability to suppress the minority vote. The country is growing increasingly diverse and by 2050 whites will no longer be in the majority. The Republican Party is going in the opposite direction. The party of Abraham Lincoln is now nearly unrecognizable. While the Republican Party should be able to recruit minorities with a conservative message, that message is overshadowed by a party that is hostile towards immigrants and people who they view as “different” or “foreign.” Just ask President Obama.
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August 5, 2012
Romney lies again, says Obama is undermining voting rights of our military
The Obama campaign is suing Ohio to restore early voting for ALL Ohio voters, something Republican lawmakers in the state restricted to military service members only. In the 2008 election all Ohio voters had access to early voting. Mitt Romney, no stranger to lying, issued this statement on his Facebook page:
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