Reply #30: If Partisan, it can turn to our advantage

[Dr Ron]

I agree the Republicans use voter suppression at least, and most likely out right fraud, as a tactic rather than this being isolated abuses. However, they can never admit it or campaign on this stand.

For election reform to win, it must be brought up as a bipartisan issue. After all, who can agrue (out loud at least) against fair elections? I bet there are Republicans in Congress who will back measures which are purely seen as a way to ensure fair elections.

However, many will seek a way to oppose such measures. They cannot outright admit they are against fair elections, or they will have to take the heat for that stand. They will try to claim that such measures are just out of disappointment over losing in 2000 and 2004. The closer any attempts at election reform are tied to these measures, the easier it will be for them to make such a case and get political cover for opposing reform.

If a Republican in Congress opposes election reform, we do not want them to be able to escape this issue when up for reelection due to having all the Bush voters back them, seeing this in purely Bush vs. Kerry/Gore terms. We must force them to either support election reform, or be seen as opponents of fair elections.