Caucus Irregularities
by Todd Beeton, Sat Jan 19, 2008 at 02:04:35 PM EST
I'm reading a lot about accusations of voting irregularities and voter suppression tactics at various caucus locations on the part of the Clinton campaign. I saw no evidence of it at The Wynn, nor did my contacts I've spoken to at a North LV caucus site or at the Mirage, but my friend thereisnospoon catalogs the accusations, including his own first hand observations, over at dailyKos, and it's very disturbing if true.
Marc Ambinder has the Obama campaign's official statement on the reports of irregularities:
"We currently have reports of over 200 separate incidents of trouble at caucus sites, including doors being closed up to thirty minutes early, registration forms running out so people were turned away, and ID being requested and checked in a non-uniform fashion. This is in addition to the Clinton campaign's efforts to confuse voters and call into question the at-large caucus sites which clearly had an affect on turnout at these locations. These kinds of Clinton campaign tactics were part of an entire week's worth of false, divisive, attacks designed to mislead caucus-goers and discredit the caucus itself."
Dave spoke with Jill Derby, chair of the NV Democratic Party about whether they intend to launch investigations and she said that it was unlikely, that it was up to individual voters to pursue legal action if they felt their rights were infringed.
Depending on how big this story gets, the mere accusations could taint Clinton's win going into South Carolina.
Tags: 2008 Presidential election, Barack Obama, Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton, Nevada Caucus (all tags)









48 Comments