Will Diebold And Mistrust Of Voting Machines Spell Trouble Or Salvation For GOP 2006 Midterms? - Page 5

Republican Ken Blackwell’s once-strong campaign is faltering in the final hours along with Debra Pryce’s wavering support in favor of Mary Jo Kilroy after being linked to the Foley scandal. It used to be a no-brainer that Senator Mike De-Wine would be reelected, but he is trailing far behind Sherod Brown so badly, he’s been forced to literally campaign against his own party, who seems to have given up on him. The negative campaign ads on both sides are finally getting so bad that no one is paying attention any more, and turned-off voters are basing their decisions on what they think of George Bush, his war in Iraq and the non-performance of Congress in general.

A recent NBC-Wall Street Journal poll put national approval of Congress at the lowest it’s been since 1994, and we all know what happened then. Of those polled 52 percent said they will vote Democrat versus only 37 percent voting Republican.

Given the wide margin that most Democrats now hold on their lead going in to the November elections, if Republican candidates win in a matter of weeks, you can bet alarm bells will be going off nationwide.

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  • 1 - Jet in Columbus

    Oct 23, 2006 at 9:44 pm

    Thanks Lissa, let the games begin!

  • 2 - JustOneMan

    Oct 23, 2006 at 9:57 pm

    Reasons NOT TO VOTE FOR DEMS

    Reason Number 1

    Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is said to be determined to replace her (Jane Harman) with Alcee Hastings, the former federal judge who was impeached by the House for bribery and convicted and removed from office by the Senate.

    It is incomprehensible that a party would even consider putting an individual with that history atop the House Intelligence Committee, yet desire to be seen as capable of defending America from her enemies.



  • 3 - Jet in Columbus

    Oct 23, 2006 at 9:58 pm

    When you have something intelligent to say on the subject get back to me... I won't hold my breath.

  • 4 - JustOneMan

    Oct 23, 2006 at 9:59 pm

    Reasons NOT TO VOTE FOR DEMS

    Reason Number 2


    Kennedy Linked With The Soviets?
    That can't be ... they don't make Scotch. Do you get the significance of this? If true, Kennedy should be taken out and shot ... as opposed to being given one this time around.

    This is freaking outrageous.

    Paul Kengor, unearthed a sensational document from the Soviet archives. That document is a memo regarding an offer made by Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts via former Senator John Tunney, both Democrats, to the General Secretary of the Communist Party, USSR, Yuri Andropov, in 1983. The offer was to help the Soviet leadership, military and civilian, conduct a PR campaign in the United States as President Ronald Reagan sought re-election.

  • 5 - Jet in Columbus

    Oct 23, 2006 at 10:02 pm

    Reasons not to vote republican't lamebraned fools like National Inquirer reading Just one moron

  • 6 - RogerMDillon

    Oct 23, 2006 at 10:02 pm

    The Only Reason You Need NOT TO VOTE FOR REPUBS

    Because JOM in on their side

  • 7 - Jet in Columbus

    Oct 23, 2006 at 10:03 pm

    Thanks Roger, now if someone could comment on the article, which is well documented and factual?

  • 8 - JustOneMan

    Oct 23, 2006 at 10:04 pm

    Reason Number 3 - The Dems are already making excuses for loosing elections! Pathetic party of idiots!

    "two thirds of voters believe that computer hackers or people working for candidates will deliberately manipulate the elections results."

    More proof of the mental istability of the looney left!

  • 9 - Jet in Columbus

    Oct 23, 2006 at 10:08 pm

    there are over 40 links quoting everyone from CNN to the Christian Science Monitor in this article.

    Now an intelligent discussion is hoped for...

    not expected

    But hoped for


    ...but of course that's only my opinion!


    Jet

  • 10 - Jet in Columbus

    Oct 23, 2006 at 10:10 pm

    istability? you have room to talk! Vote Democratic, they can spell!

  • 11 - JustOneMan

    Oct 23, 2006 at 10:16 pm

    [Edited] The reality is this is the same crap that has been going on for the last two elections when the Dumbofucks have dead people and illegals voting its a fair election if they loose its voter fraud...

    A pathetic party of mentally unstable loons!!!

    [Personal attack deleted]

  • 12 - JustOneMan

    Oct 23, 2006 at 10:22 pm

    Reasons NOT TO VOTE FOR DEMS


    Reason Number 4

    Dumbocratic Position on Terror

    "er...ummmm....hmmmm...oh yea Blame Bush"

  • 13 - Jet in Columbus

    Oct 23, 2006 at 10:31 pm

    Jost keep going-I've written an intelligent, well researched and thought out article, you have done nothing but make smartass remarks.

    Who do you think looks better
    Me or you?

  • 14 - JustOneMan

    Oct 23, 2006 at 10:35 pm

    Reasons NOT TO VOTE FOR DEMS

    Reason Number 4 - They are pathetic liars and misstate the truth...The author [Edited] states that the Republicans have "an obsession bordering on fetish with flag burning. "

    Guess what he left out - The QUEEN OF THE DUMBOCRATS "Hillary Clinton Co-Sponsored the Anti-Flag Burning Bill"

    Hmm I guess to some posters in here the truth of the facts dont matter...

  • 15 - JustOneMan

    Oct 23, 2006 at 10:36 pm

    gee that last one was the 5th reason,,,

  • 16 - JustOneMan

    Oct 23, 2006 at 11:03 pm

    Reasons NOT TO VOTE FOR DEMS

    Reason Number 6

    To quote the "Typist" - "Is it time to have the United Nations keep an eye on our elections?"

    This is again the same fringe loon-line that believes that the UN is needed in US elections...a bunch of third world thugs...hey isnt that the base of the Dumbocrats!

  • 17 - gonzo marx

    Oct 23, 2006 at 11:13 pm

    Jet..pay no attention to the Limbaugh wanna-be with the rabid lies that would sound dumb coming from a syphillis addled autistic crack whore...

    in actuality, i found your Article to be pretty good Reporting, plenty of links to shwo your Proofs, and your marking it "Opinion" gives you editorial leeway...

    there's a video of folks at Princeton hacking a Diebold in under a minute ... much less the newest revelations of fuck ups in Alaska and Maryland.. or some goodstuff in the latest offerings from ZDnet.com

    plenty of technical proofs out there, and you linked to solid ones to back your opinions

    could be why so many states are seeing up to a tenfold increase in absentee ballot requests...

    we will see...

    Excelsior?


  • 18 - JustOneMan

    Oct 24, 2006 at 12:01 am

    Gonzo---Rush who??? Gee let the left wing Circle Jerk Begin!!! A real left wing Bukake!

    This is a pretty funny line "could be why so many states are seeing up to a tenfold increase in absentee ballot requests..." This is just more Dumbocrackass ballot stuffing....and Nancy..no I mean Gonzo...read number 15....no refute...more Al "FuckFace" Fraken and Barbara "Fuck me in the Nose" Striesand crap!

  • 19 - Jet in Columbus

    Oct 24, 2006 at 12:02 am

    Thanks Gonzo, I was inspired by a remark Matt Sussman made about a discrepancy in votes around Toledo and expanded on sone of the links you gave me.

    Too bad I didn't know about the Princeton video I could've linked it or better yet youtubed it in the article.

    Thanks again
    Jet

  • 20 - JustOneMan

    Oct 24, 2006 at 12:08 am

    Reasons NOT TO VOTE FOR DEMS

    Reason Number 7

    Who Is Cheryl Kagan? - Dan Riehl
    Cheryl Kagan is the former Maryland Delegate who was anonymously mailed computer disks having to do with the Diebold electronic voting machines. But aside from mentioning previous concerns over electronic voting expressed by Kagan, they fail to mention that she is also an activist and was named in a 2004 lawsuit over ... you guessed it, Diebold voting machines. She was a candidate on the ballot.

    You can confirm that in this pdf from the court hearing. (top link) But the kicker is that the disks are believed to have come from studies mandated by Maryland in 2003. So, let's connect a few dots. It might be interesting to look into some of the names in that pdf linked to the earlier study, but I digress.

    Maryland Dems insist on a study in 2003. Kagan, part of the Maryland Dem apparatus, is alleged to have lost votes in 2004. Suddenly right before an election, disks from the 2003 study show up anonymously in Kagan's mail. Uh huh.

    Are elections secure? Not as long as Dems are allowed to force studies and then conveniently drop a bombshell ten days before an election. Get ready. If the Dems don't prevail in November, it's going to be a long, long time before we know who is sworn into Congress come next term.

    A Maryland election official said yesterday that possibly stolen computer disks believed to be electronic voting software were "apparently produced" for use by a testing firm hired by the Maryland legislature in November 2003.

    Unlike some [Edited] the above was fully credited to the author...

  • 21 - gonzo marx

    Oct 24, 2006 at 12:20 am

    well Jet, you can be certain this article is gonna be in the most popular section for a while...

    since your love slave stalker has decided to whip out his talking points in a feeble attempt at discouragement/misdirection

    comment #24 is a perfect argument for birth control

    Excelsior?

  • 22 - JustOneSmarterMan

    Oct 24, 2006 at 12:26 am

    JustOneDan is talking plagarism, but copies his talking points from Dan Riehl's website. Talk about pot calling the kettle black.

  • 23 - Jet in Columbus

    Oct 24, 2006 at 12:43 am

    Indeed Gonzo, Indeed...

  • 24 - Jet in Columbus

    Oct 24, 2006 at 12:45 am

    JOSM now it's not nice to pick on the less fortunate than you.

  • 25 - Dave Nalle

    Oct 24, 2006 at 2:04 am

    there's a video of folks at Princeton hacking a Diebold in under a minute ...

    So what you're saying is that we're in imminent danger of ivy league leftist nerds stealing the election?

    could be why so many states are seeing up to a tenfold increase in absentee ballot requests...

    Because election fraud the old-fashioned way is still the most popular.

    Dave

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