A (DISTURBING) Field Report on the PA Primary (with photos at link):

[mod mom]

Dirty Tricks" We know who really won.......
By Christopher - Apr 23rd, 2008 at 4:25 pm EDT

If you were planning to vote yesterday in the Pennsylvania primary you had another thing coming as reports of voting machine problems in all of Obama's stronghold precincts. Several machines were malfunctioning in the city, leading one local community leader to allege "dirty tricks" were the cause.

Many residents trying to cast ballots yesterday found long lines and broken machines and intimidation across the region.

Six of ten machines were down at a busy Delaware County polling site. It took 103 people 8 hours to vote in Upper Darby, which is heavily populated by immigrant and first time voters. Many of those freshly-minted voters had difficulties using the six machines that still functioned. "Hell of a day for six of the machines to go down," said one poll worker.

In South Philadelphia, voting machines were broken at 4th and Ritner, smack dab in the middle of a Obama strong hold. "The dirty tricks have begun," said John Lucas, spokesman for the election board, who sees a conspiracy.
A local elections official interviewed on MSNBC acknowledged some problems early Tuesday morning, but he said those had been resolved before midday. He denied reports that only one or two voting machines were functional in some predominantly African American neighborhoods.

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http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/Christopherwalls/gGCVyR

This was received from MCM.

[speedoo]

1. Heh. That Eddie Rendell. Up to his old tricks. nt

[mod mom]

2. I swear the '04 Rovian Playbook is in use this year outside of Ohio!

I hope the Super Delegates are aware of this mess. I hadn't heard of the same long lines we saw in minority districts in Ohio used in PA.

[kster]

3. KRnt

[Rageneau]

4. Hey, Let's attack Hillary without a shred of proof -- like the wngnuts we are!

We learned these tricks from Rush and Newt back when Bill was Prez. Let's use the exact same tactics against his wife, thereby fracturing the Democratic Party. Yay!

[mod mom]

5. The point here is to protect the voters against whoever is behind these calls!

[EFerrari]

6. Are you in the wrong forum? This is the Election Reform forum. n/t