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Subscribe to RSSARIZONA: Now Ron Barber says he’s not sure if he’d vote for Nancy Pelosi.
FLORIDA: Here’s a lede: “The world’s greatest deliberative body faces monumental decisions on issues ranging from crushing debt to nukes in Iran. But U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is more likely to be seen fighting monster snakes,” the Miami Herald writes. During 12 years in the Senate, the Florida Democrat has maintained a tight focus on the state, rarely missing an opportunity to exploit headlines or take up populist causes, whether sounding alarms over Burmese pythons in the Everglades or Chinese drywall or demanding pensions for ex-Negro League ballplayers in Tampa.”
INDIANA: Lugar won’t campaign for Mourdock.
MICHIGAN: “Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) is at risk of losing his place on the Aug. 7 primary ballot because of problems with his petition signatures, wreaking havoc on the GOP’s once-secure hold on his seat,” Roll Call reports. “In a Friday statement, McCotter announced the secretary of state had questioned whether he collected sufficient signatures to make the ballot.”
OHIO: Stu Rothenberg was impressed with Josh Mandel, but not enough to think he’ll win the Senate race. “Mandel probably needs Romney to carry the state in the presidential race and Buckeye State voters to view the Senate contest as a referendum on an Obama-Brown tandem if the young Republican is going to defeat the incumbent,” he writes.
PENNSYLVANIA: A big potential issue… “Amid the complexities of Pennsylvania's new voter identification law, the news release sent out from Harrisburg on Wednesday promised to make things simpler,” the Philadelphia Inquirer writes. “The Corbett administration was announcing it had worked out a way for PennDot to check with the state Health Department to verify state birth records - a ‘simplified method to obtain photo ID for Pennsylvania-born voters,’ said the headline on the Department of State release. It may be simplified, but it still isn't simple.”
TEXAS: The Texas Tribune breaks down each race today, including the GOP Senate primary: “After nine years as Texas' lieutenant governor, David Dewhurst can point to major conservative victories, with the passage of dozens of major bills. But critics say that when push came to shove, he often avoided tough negotiations. You might come to believe that Ted Cruz, the former state solicitor general, is the reason the stone monument to the Ten Commandments is still standing near the northwest corner of the Texas Capitol. It's not so.”
The Austin American Statesman: “In a Republican race for an open U.S. Senate seat, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst faces former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz, former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and former ESPN football analyst Craig James in a primary notable for its often negative tone and fluctuating poll results.”
Smart Politics: “Nearly 40 percent of Lone Star State Democratic primaries for U.S. Senate have gone to a runoff since 1916 with the second place candidate winning in more than half of the runoff elections.”
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Very excited to get to vote today. Ted Cruz gets my vote today for Senate, glad to see so many running. Will probly be a runoff. But a great day for Texas.
Republicans have erected legal barriers to voting, with more stringent voting laws in many states, which remind us of the old south's practice of poll taxes and literacy tests.
It's sad development for the party of Lincoln, that started out as an abolitionist party.
So, there is reason for Republicans to not believe in evolution ...ironically based on their own party's history.
Pig,
What voting law's in Texas will hamper one person from voting?
See how uninformed you are MRWSR. You're voting without even knowing the Texas voting laws. Good thing for you it only takes an X to vote your party line.
Can't vote with a student voter ID. Unless you have a gun permit.
Mo,
You are a very accomplished smart ass. But I asked for a specific law that stops people from voting.
Just give me one.
And JMR,
Funny!
The only thing in this article about new voting laws is in Pennsylvania ! Last time I checked, Pennsylvania is not a Southern State so the disingenuos b.s. about poll tax and literacy laws simply shows the prejudicial mindset of the creator of such nonsense.
MRWSR, You are correct in #2.4, but don't expect a valid answer. It's much easier for a libtard to make a sniping remark and RUN .... than it is for them to back up their claim.
jim-1455434 - I see you are continuing your "when I don't have a good argument I resort to stupid name calling," retorts. The Libtard comment shows you to be low intelligence and lacking even the semblance of class.
Seeking Sanity,
Did you not call Romney a Dumb ass?
MRWSR, you might want to read the following passed and pending voter suppression laws: http://brennan.3cdn.net/d0b174db95a052b4ca_5hm6bh6th.pdf
Oh, Romney is definitely an ass! ;-)
Cynthia,
You want to defend 30,000 dead people voting in Florida.
http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/2012_summary_of_voting_law_changes/
2012 Summary of Voting Law Changes
Analysis
– 04/05/12
The Brennan Center's Voting Law Changes in 2012 report analyzed how a series of laws imposing new restrictions on who can vote and how could significantly change the electoral landscape. As states continue to introduce and consider new restrictive measures, we will be updating the summary below and this detailed compilation of potentially restrictive laws related to voting that were proposed nationwide in the 2011 and 2012 state legislative sessions, and that have been passed or remain pending.
Numbers Overview
176 restrictive bills introduced since the beginning of 2011 in 41 states.
74 restrictive bills currently pending in 24 states.
23 laws and 2 executive actions passed since the beginning of 2011 in 18 states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin).
14 states have passed restrictive voting laws that have the potential to impact the 2012 election (Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia). These states account for 192 electoral votes, or 70 percent of the total needed to win the presidency.
Of these, 11 laws and executive actions are currently in effect in 7 states (Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia).
Analysis
See a complete list of passed and pending legislation.
When you have cases of dead people, made up people and thousands of other voter fraud issues, why is it so bad to have a photo i.d.
You have to have an i.d. for everything else. This will not stop voters. It will stop illegal votes.
I went and voted today. No ID required for me to vote, just so long that I was on the rolls for that precinct. They found me, stamped my card, then had me sign the spot noting that I'd already shown up to vote so that no one else could use my name to vote more than once.
I voted early for the Primary in TX.....I presented my voter Registration card, signed on the dotted line, then voted.
I think the DOJ is still looking into the TX Voter ID bill (along with other states), since TX has a history of voter discrimination. The issue is still in the courts so the full force of the new law is not in effect.
I thought that God told Craig James to run for the U.S. Senate? What's next for Craig James? If I were Joel Osteen, I'd be worried about his next venture: Craig James Ministries! LMAO!
Lastly, I'd like all of us to bow our heads and say a prayer for those five dead hookers that were killed while Craig James was at S.M.U.
Can I get an Amen?
Can I get a Hallelujah?
Thought this was interesting and worth passing on.
Dhimmitude -- What does it mean?
Obama used it in the health care bill.
Now isn't this interesting?
It is used in the health care law.
Dhimmitude -- I had never heard the word until now. Type it into Google and start reading. Pretty interesting. It's on page 107 of the healthcare bill. I looked this up on Google and yep, it exists.. It is a REAL word.
Dhimmitude is the Muslim system of controlling non-Muslim populations conquered through jihad. Specifically, it is the TAXING of non-Muslims in exchange for tolerating their presence AND as a coercive means of converting conquered remnants to Islam.