11.07.2006

Republicans' Latest Attempt to Suppress/Change The Vote

Buzzflash points us to the insidious robo calls the RNCC started over the weekend to get Indy and Democrat voters pissed by thinking they were getting dialed continuously by a Dem candidate's campaign... you had to listen to the whole thing to learn it was paid for by the RNCC.

Rahm Emmanuel says they will file lawsuits this week - after the election, of course, so the damage is done. But as Jonathan Alter of Newsweek pointed out on Keith Olbermann last night, some states allow for a $500 fee for EACH call, particularly made to people who opted onto the federal Don't Call list. This could run into tens of millions of dollars and a few have speculated it could at least temporarily bankrupt GOP coffers.

Cry me a river.