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Dear MoveOn member,
If there's one thing we learned from 2000 and 2004, it's that Republicans
don't hesitate to fight dirty.
Here's the best way to stop them from stealing this election: win it in a
landslide.
Obama may be ahead in the polls right now, but to neutralize right-wing
voter suppression we need to win really big. And that means coming
together to make sure everyone who supports him gets out to vote.
Tomorrow, MoveOn members in your area are gathering at the Obama campaign
office in Fayetteville to get some training and then go talk to voters! Will you
join them?
http://pol.moveon.org/obama/teams/training.html?office_id=11880&id=14403-9242917-QEaKRPx&t=13
The dirty tricks have already begun. Republicans are shamelessly
attempting to prevent eligible Obama supporters from casting a vote:
* Election officials in some swing states have been illegally purging
voter registration rolls.1
* Fox News has been spreading false allegations about ACORN, a community
group that registers low-income people to vote--laying the ground for
challenges to legitimate voter registrations.23
* In Philadelphia, right-wing operatives have distributed flyers falsely
warning that anyone with so much as an unpaid parking ticket will be
arrested if he or she attempts to vote.4
* A GOP county chair in Michigan promised to block people whose homes
are in foreclosure from voting!5
And of course, the voting machines still in use in some swing states
suffer from serious security problems, including the lack of a paper audit
trail.
The best way to keep this election from being stolen is to win so big that
the dirty tricks won't make any difference. The Obama campaign is reaching
out to millions of voters to make sure they get to the polls. Other MoveOn
members in your area are already getting involved--click here to sign up
and join them tomorrow:
http://pol.moveon.org/obama/teams/training.html?office_id=11880&id=14403-9242917-QEaKRPx&t=14
Thanks for all you do.
--Adam, Michael, Aisling, Lenore and the rest of the team
1. "States' Actions to Block Voters Appear Illegal," The New York Times,
October 8, 2008. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31166&id=14403-9242917-QEaKRPx&t=15
2. "A Dose of Reality on the ACORN Hysteria," Talking Points Memo, October
13, 2008. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31167&id=14403-9242917-QEaKRPx&t=16
3. "Fox News has ACORN on the brain," Media Matters, October 13, 2008.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31170&id=14403-9242917-QEaKRPx&t=17
4. "Vote-scam fliers target black neighborhoods," Philadelphia Daily News,
October 2, 2008. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31041&id=14403-9242917-QEaKRPx&t=18
5. "Lose your house, lose your vote," Michigan Messenger, September 10,
2008. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=31168&id=14403-9242917-QEaKRPx&t=19
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