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...That election and the resulting legal battles did us all a favor, sort of. By exposing the many problems in election procedures, it forced the country to make critical reforms for the first time in decades. Unfortunately, the reforms have not gone far enough, in part because the parties have been fighting, worried the other side is trying to gain an unfair advantage, and also because there hasn?t been enough time. Then too, since 9/11, many Americans haven?t considered voting reform the nation?s top priority...
...election officials in several states are mandating that provisional ballots can only be counted if they are cast in the voter?s correct precinct. Democrats are suing, claiming that discriminates against the poor and minority voters, who tend to change addresses more often. A judge in Ohio ruled in favor of the Democrats; one in Florida ruled for the Republicans. It?s likely that this issue or one of the many other disputes could end up in front of the Supreme Court...
...special projects over the next few years. According to census data, this pristine wilderness already has the second highest household income of all of Cambridge’s thirteen neighborhoods. But in an informal neighborhood poll conducted two years ago, residents voted 24-1 (with one abstention) in favor of halting all Harvard construction in the neighborhood—every last...
...also benefit from the efforts of nonpartisan groups focused on registering and turning out minority voters. In New Mexico, a loose association of nonprofits incuding Moving America Forward has registered more than 70,000 new voters, more than enough to shift the political terrain in the Democrats’ favor. This is happening in almost every swing state. The polls show a closely divided country, but these new voters, most of whom are Democrats, are not being polled. All the polls are measuring an electorate that no longer exists. The real electorate is larger and more Democratic than the pundits...
...Kerry trying to have it all ways. It is very similar to his position on American troop strength in Iraq. Bush, he says, was wrong not to listen to General Eric Shinseki, who said several hundred thousand troops were necessary to do the job. But Kerry doesn't favor sending more troops. Indeed, he drops awkward hints about bringing troops home. He later compounded his tax felony--and reinforced his eerie similarities to Bush the Elder--by making a read-my-lips promise not to raise taxes on the middle class...