Florida still an electoral joke?
Apparently, new citizens in Florida are presumed to be Republican:
Dario Cruz has lived in the United States for 16 years, but just became a citizen last week as he and about 200 other immigrants were naturalized.
One of the things he had always wanted to was register to vote, but when he was offered the chance to do that right outside the ceremony, he knew something wasn’t right — the place on the form where you’re asked to choose Democrat, Republican or independent was already filled out.
“It’s like one side,” Cruz said. “You don’t get to choose.”
According to Cruz and his family, every form was checked off Republican.
July 28th, 2004 at 10:21 am
Why does it seem the evidence keeps mounting that Republicans enjoy playing these little dirty tricks all the time?
I haven’t heard of similar immaturity from Democrats, especially in Florida, but maybe I’m wrong.
What about conservatives causes them to have the tendency toward condescending crap like this than liberals?
July 28th, 2004 at 11:06 am
Thats a big net your throwing out Barry.
July 28th, 2004 at 11:22 am
I haven’t heard of similar immaturity from Democrats
Wow! the dems invented elections tampering through selective recounts (gore did it). Chicago has a history of it. JFK even joked about it once.
July 28th, 2004 at 2:01 pm
I’m talking about blatantly tampering, and more recent than all the Chicago stuff.
Gore? Please…
July 28th, 2004 at 10:39 pm
Really don’t know his this helps the Republicans. The only time that party affiliation matters is during primaries and this would probably help more liberal candidates win Republican primaries, since immigrants tend to be more liberal than the general population IIRC.
On the other hand, it might stop Democrats from targeting these people during elections on the assumption that they’re probably voting Republican, while giving Republicans a chance to target these people with their message and potentially change their minds.