Hillary's dirty campaign

It's plain to see now. Hillary's campaign has a voter suppression stratagy. This writeup Hillary Clinton's Dirty Campaign Tactics tells the sordid story with an eye on the long term damage Hillary is doing to the party.

In NV...

the Nevada State Education Association is widely seen as filing a suit on Clinton's behalf to stop Las Vegas' most powerful union, Culinary Workers Local 226, from caucusing inside downtown casinos after the union endorsed Barack Obama. The tactic foments a split along racial and class lines in arguably the strongest union city in America.

"It's horrible", said one longtime Nevada activist, "It will cause fights and damage that will last for years.

In NH...

"I've kept most mailers I got from every presidential candidate this year, and that mailer was the absolute worst," wrote New Hampshire blogger Peter Glenshaw. "Never mind that Obama has a 100 percent approval rating from Planned Parenthood in Illinois. Never mind that Planned Parenthood asked him to vote 'present' on those bills".

In Iowa..

the Clinton campaign -- with the help of the state's largest newspaper, the Des Moines Register, which endorsed her -- was discouraging students from returning from winter break to vote, even though their right to do so was legal, said Rick Hasen, who writes a respected election law blog.

The article then goes into detail on why the Nevada caucus lawsuit is out and out voter suppression driven by Hillary surregates.

"This (caucus) plan was created by some of the same people who are plaintiffs in the suit against it," he said. "It's not that they didn't like the plan when Clinton was ahead."



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Tough, not dirty (none / 0)

Hillary knows how to fight, and she will need to fight tough in November.

Dirty fighting is different - which is not to excuse some of the BS committed by each of the candidates so far.  They have all made some mistakes, but nothing approaching Karl Rove's egregious tactics.


by enthusiast on Tue Jan 15, 2008 at 09:57:48 PM EST

Hillary's tactics (none / 0)

are very similar to Rove. Lying Cheating Fraud
None of the others have stooped the such depths
Listening comes first
by Moonwood on Wed Jan 16, 2008 at 12:51:03 AM EST
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Don't these losers whine. (none / 0)

Obama started all this race bs. Now Clinton was stopping students voting in IA. You people are very sad.


by ottovbvs on Tue Jan 15, 2008 at 10:22:22 PM EST

Re: Don't these losers whine. (none / 0)

Voting suppression is tought, but not dirty.

Let the losers whine, I think that's what Rove said in 2000


by labor nrrd on Tue Jan 15, 2008 at 10:53:02 PM EST
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sending fraudulent (none / 0)

flyers is very dirty


Listening comes first
by Moonwood on Wed Jan 16, 2008 at 12:52:22 AM EST
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Didn't hear anyone deny the allegations (none / 0)

Typical Clinton fanatics. If Rove does it it's unfair, but if Clinton does it it's forgotten. Disgusting.


by highgrade on Tue Jan 15, 2008 at 11:02:26 PM EST

Bill's confirms the strategy... (none / 0)

Judge to Hear Case - WP

Former president Bill Clinton, stumping in Henderson, Nev., yesterday , directly criticized the casino caucuses, saying only culinary union workers would benefit. Why "make a special rule only for these workers. For the rest of you other workers, tough luck. I think the rules ought to be the same for everyone," he said.

Oh, I don't know Bill because the strip is where most of the 24/7 jobs are. Seemed like a good idea to the state Democrats. Maybe he should ask them.


by JoeCoaster on Tue Jan 15, 2008 at 11:05:23 PM EST

Re: Hillary's dirty campaign (none / 0)

why do you believe that some voters in NV are more equal than others?  Why can't all workers in NV have their own caucuses at their work place?


ABO... Anybody but Obama. I LIKE the democratic party.

by MollieBradford on Tue Jan 15, 2008 at 11:56:10 PM EST

Why weren't these concerns (none / 0)

brought up when the rules were being drafted months ago? Is it a coincidence that it is a problem only after the endorsements didn't come along as planned?

Serious question, do you believe that if Hillary won the Culinary endorsement that Bill would have made those comments?


by highgrade on Wed Jan 16, 2008 at 12:17:32 AM EST
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Mollie the Republican obfuscator (none / 0)


Listening comes first
by Moonwood on Wed Jan 16, 2008 at 12:54:13 AM EST
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Re: Hillary's dirty campaign (none / 0)

You're just jealous- stop spreading the hate on Hillary- just a bunch of lies.


NY TIMES ENDORSEMENT: "Mrs. Clinton is more qualified, right now, to be president.... She would be a strong commander in chief."
by reasonwarrior on Wed Jan 16, 2008 at 12:36:07 AM EST

maybe (none / 0)

some inconvenient truths?


Listening comes first
by Moonwood on Wed Jan 16, 2008 at 12:55:45 AM EST
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Obama sent Jesse Jackson Jr. out to flip the card (none / 0)

Obama send Jackson Jr. out to flip the race card (what do YOU think Katrina has to do with an a question about New Hampshire?) the very next day after losing New Hampshire and you accuse Clinton of playing dirty?

Never mind the Nevada State Education Association has NOT endorsed anyone.


by dpANDREWS on Wed Jan 16, 2008 at 09:18:14 AM EST


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