Comments on: Web War Waged For The White House

On The Internet, The Medium Is The Message - So How Do The Two Candidates Stack Up?

[starleo146]

In 2005, Ohio''s General Assembly introduced legislation, House Bill 3 (H.B.3) that overhauled Ohio''s election system. H.B. 3, in part, requires voter information mailings and amends Ohio''s challenge statute(s). In particular, it requires that 88 county boards of election mail all Ohio registered voters a non-forwardable notice 60 days before the election. Each board must compile into a list any notices that are returned as undeliverable. These lists, in turn, are available as public records to any individual or group seeking to use the list as a "caging list" to challenge voters.

The amended challenge law no longer requires the county boards to provide Ohio voters with notice that they are being removed from the voting rolls or a hearing for them to defend themselves of a challenge. Rather, the Ohio law permits the boards to review their own records and make a determination to the validity of the challenge.

[starleo146]

Columbus, Ohio August 13, 2008 -- Nearly 600,000 eligible Ohio voters may be dropped from the voter rolls if Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner doesn''t act to protect these voters, according to findings based on publicly available information discovered by Advancement Project and Project Vote.

These voters -- disproportionately voters of color and young voters -- are subject to being removed from Ohio''s voter registration rolls without notice or a hearing because of the state''s vague regulations on vote caging, a process that enables representatives of one political party to challenge the voter registration credentials of voters at polling places on Election Day.

The Ohio counties with largest numbers of returned notices prior to March 2008 Presidential Primary are Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Lucas and Summit, where Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Toledo are located.

The mechanism of caging or challenging voters dates back to legislation passed soon after the 2004 presidential election.

[starleo146]

In 2004, election integrity activists challenged the results of Ohio''s presidential election before the Ohio Supreme Court, and convinced Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (D-OH) and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) to challenge the state''s Electoral College vote before a joint session of Congress. The reaction by Ohio''s then Republican-controlled Legislature was to enact a series of election reforms that punished likely Democratic voters. Some of the laws adopted were later thrown out in court, such as penalizing voter registration drives. But others, including a technical process to require certain voters to prove their registrations are valid on Election Day -- or lose their right to vote, remain in effect. Two of the nation''s top voting rights groups, Advancement Project and Project Vote, this week reported 600,000 Ohio voters could be effected. This article is a combination of the releases both groups issued this week. George W. Bush beat John Kerry by nearly 119,000 votes in Ohio in 2004. -- Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Democracy and Elections editor.

[lordmi]

All his face are giving the Summary - McWar forever.

[lordmi]

that Old Ruin just has Not enough Brains to do thing in Modern fasion.

That what we want???

[jongood53]

You right-wingers say and do the exact same thing election after election. You''''re the reason Bush is in office, the worst President in modern history - arguably the absolute worst. You should be questioning yourselves on why your judgement is so poor. In the meantime, the rest of us care about our country more than we care about being small-minded and petty. Your bullying tactics no longer work...not this time, not this year.

OBAMA ''''08
Posted by texaslib at 01:52 PM : Aug 15, 2008
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Too bad history will not sustain your above drizzle TexasLibtard.

Given the price of fuel these days, and the DemoTards refusal to do anything to bring it down, I seriously doubt a majority of real Americans are going to be voting to give you hyphenated-Americans the increased access to the public nipple your boy Sen. NObama is offering to buy your vote.

[liberty_1776]

The flaw in the argument that Obama has more "supporters" is that most people who use Facebook and Myspace (mainly kids) DON''T VOTE, while the majority of people who vote DON''T use Facebook and Myspace. Think about it.

[rf35]

"It allows everybody who wants to do something to put their thing out there and see if people get excited about it," Geiger said.

That just sounds very, very wrong.

[rf35]

D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F.

[wellhell3]

"He''s using lots of different type faces at all different sizes, which gives you a feeling of chaos," he said.

SO A WEB SITE FONT IS GOING TO DETERMINE A DAMNED THING?

Straitmedia, get over it.

You right-wingers say and do the exact same thing election after election. You''re the reason Bush is in office, the worst President in modern history - arguably the absolute worst. You should be questioning yourselves on why your judgement is so poor. In the meantime, the rest of us care about our country more than we care about being small-minded and petty. Your bullying tactics no longer work...not this time, not this year.

OBAMA ''08

[obama8years]

let''''''''''''''''s get real: in this depression economy,

Posted by straitmedia at 12:07 PM : Aug 15, 2008

That is another tactic that both Oblama and Quinton used. We are not in a depression. We are not even in a recession. The economy is down slightly. The liberal tactic of blowing everything out of proportion and making it sound worse than it really is, is starting to tire voters. Do liberals actually believe their own lies? Keep it up and McCain will laugh his way to the Oval Office.
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I quit my job last week, I worked for an Ecommerce Dept. They are having a hard time replacing people. And the Head Hunter I am working with told me that the IT field is Hot. Also my IT manager told me alot of outsourcing jobs are coming back. We were smart and did not take money out for our house and have been saving. Gas prices are coming down. Liberals wanted a Doom Gloom Situation so the goverment can tax everybody who works hard to give them there entitlements.

[obama8years]

Americans are starting to Wake up, latest Poll shows a tie. The Democrat Convention Should give Obama a Boost. But Obama has no Substance and the only thing we know about Obama is his 20 years of Rev Wright. Does not look so good for Obama. I am very glad I switch positions. Nobody that I know wants an Obama Nation.

[dopelgangera]

The kind of political messages that bother me most are those received via telephone (especially from political callers who arrange to call so that no identifying information appears on my Caller ID. Just WHY should I take seriously ANY message from a political candidate, from their campaign organization, or from any political party, if their make themselves ANONYMOUS on my Caller ID? That kind of secrecy will NOT endear me to whatever message you have waiting for me).

[redbds]

let''''''''s get real: in this depression economy,

Posted by straitmedia at 12:07 PM : Aug 15, 2008

That is another tactic that both Oblama and Quinton used. We are not in a depression. We are not even in a recession. The economy is down slightly. The liberal tactic of blowing everything out of proportion and making it sound worse than it really is, is starting to tire voters. Do liberals actually believe their own lies? Keep it up and McCain will laugh his way to the Oval Office.

[ioweign]

I guess that''''s good for the Liberals. They believe ANYTHING they read/see/hear on the Internet.

They''''ve been trained very well by the Leftist leadership.

Good, obedient, blindly loyal lemmings.

Posted by DemWatcher at 02:04 AM : Aug 15, 2008

Right !

Find those WMDs yet...

[acarponzo]

The internet is here to stay and it grows more powerful every day. No medium has let people, everyday people, participate in such a broad way. Take for instance a new on-line poll that brings both humor and some serious questions about the popularity of the candidates. http://www.bop-o-rama.com

[mcvet-1]

''''ve seen Obama''''s site and not much in the implementation of policy but mostly promises. I''''m not even sure what school of thought he''''s from, although I''''m aware of the credit reform idea, but geez here we are in August and not much information there. Glad I cast my vote for John McCain.

Posted by eddom949 at 05:29 AM : Aug 15, 2008

Let''s all repeat the LIE. We''ve all heard it SO MANY times, everyone knows it by heart!! "We will cut Taxes to the Rich who will then invest that money. It will create Jobs and the money will Trickle Down to you. We will pay for the loss by cutting spending and that will balance the budget!". We''ve heard this LIE now for 30 years and our standard of living has fallen to the BOTTOM of the G-7 Nation''s, Corporations have invested the Money alright, creating jobs.. IN OTHER COUNTRIES!! People who are stupid enough to continue to buy the SAME LIE for THIRTY YEARS, KNOWING it does NOT work, deserves the results!! SIEG HEIL McSLIME

[nearl4511]

In truth, I have not seen McCain''s site, but have been on Obama''s sinceearly in the primary campaign have been impressed by the organization.

I don''t know who exactly has thought out how the site appears and works, but it is well done from a practical standpoint to find the salient features ofthe candidates approach. It is a very neat presentation of ideas and ideals. KUDOs to whoever designed that site.

I will check out the McCain campaign site this weekend. Doubt I would vote for McCain because of his war mongering and other positions, but I would like toexamine the site to assess the functionality and appeal of it.