Voter Intimidation

Republicans Fail To Overturn Order Targeting Voter Intimidation In New Jersey

AP | BILL NEWILL | Posted 12.02.2009 | New York


TRENTON, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey has denied a request by the Republican National Committee to dissolve a 27-year-old court order ai...

Judge Rejects RNC Bid To End Minority Voter Protections

Politico | Kenneth P. Vogel | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


A federal judge in New Jersey on Tuesday rejected an attempt by the Republican National Committee to end nearly three-decade-old restrictions on GOP "...

Sessions' Hate Speech

Tom Gilroy | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics


Tom Gilroy

The point of putting a 'racially insensitive' white man up to question a Latina has nothing to do with bad GOP planning and everything to do with intimidation.

Campaigners Have Heavy Presence at Philly Polls

James Sanders | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home


James Sanders

Campaigners for both political parties are not lagging around with their vote, and they are making sure that you don't either with tables and chairs l...

New Mexico Minority Voters Report Intimidation By GOP Lawyer And PI

Talking Points Memo | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


Minority voters in New Mexico report to TPMmuckraker that a private investigator working with Republican party lawyer Pat Rogers has appeared in perso...

Jason Linkins

Campaign Trail Antipathy Really Getting Scary Now

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics


Good God. Really? According to the AP, officials in Cullowhee, North Carolina are having to investigate who placed a dead bear cub on the campus of ...

Why the Media Can't See the Trees for the ACORNs

Glenn W. Smith | Posted 11.15.2008 | Media


Glenn W. Smith

The right-wing attacks on ACORN beg the question: Why does it seem to be a greater sin to be suspected of voter registration mistakes than to publicly engage in voter suppression efforts?

New Voter Scam: Students "Warned" Of Undercover Police At Polls

ABC | Avni Patel | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics


Election officials and watchdog groups are bracing for the wave of sneaky or suspicious phone calls, leaflets and emails that typically hit battlegrou...