Election 2012 – Greg Laden's Blog

Jim Graves, running against Michele Bachmann, on MSNBC

Greg Laden — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:26:44 +0000

Jim Graves, born in Saint Cloud, is a one of those people I’m talking about, who might have been a Republican except for the fact that Michele Bachmann is an average Republican.

Pennsylvania Voter ID News

Greg Laden — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:38:27 +0000

You’ll recall that the governor of Pennsylvania was filmed admitting that the voter ID law he ushered in for that state was designed to make sure Obama lost there. Pennsylvania is sort of a swing state, but Obama winning there would not have shocked anyone even from the perspective of a few months ago before Romney started “running” for president (and by “running” I mean “stumbling”). Since then, all three states that have voter ID laws in place to bias the election towards Republican candidates have seen a backlash against this atrocious insult to our democracy, and as a result, Obama will win in all three of those states, and other Democrats will do well.

And now, this: Judge Puts Pennsylvania Voter ID Law On Hold Through Election. From NPR:

A judge is basically “postponing Pennsylvania’s tough new voter identification requirement, ordering that it not be enforced in the presidential election,” The Associated Press writes.

But in a ruling that’s rather difficult to follow if you’re not very familiar with the case, Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson also says he “will not restrain election officials from asking for photo ID at the polls; rather, I will enjoin enforcement of those parts of Act 18 which directly result in disenfranchisement.”

I look forward to expert commentary that will help us all understand this.

Jim Graves, Running Against Michele Bachmann, Puts Up First Ad

Greg Laden — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:09:32 +0000

This is Jim Graves’ first ad:

We drive by that mill several times a year. At one time it made paper for only two clients: The two main local newspapers, and it made most of their paper. But newspapers are dwindling in production, and so paper mills are fast becoming a thing of the past. This mill, we now know, will not be re-opened. The Sixth District needs to retool its industry and commerce. That will require some leadership, which will not come from Michele Bachmann.

I’m dreaming of a white president…

Greg Laden — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:05:24 +0000

Randy Newman…

Our country’s future depends on Michele Bachmann

Greg Laden — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:49:37 +0000

If Michele Bachmann, supreme hero of the Conservatives, is not re-elected, the Liberals who run Washington will totally change America. If you don’t believe me, ask Michele:

You know what to do. Get out your credit card and CLICK HERE. Seriously. Click there.

The Minnesota Legislative Race

Greg Laden — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:15:33 +0000

Alliance for a Better Minnesota has started putting out ads to target the state legislative races. We have had a GOP legislature in Minnesota (and a Progressive DFL Governor) for the last couple of years, so of course, the state is falling apart. The contents of the ad are pretty accurate:

Fox Coverage Of The Conventions (Jon Stewart, Mockingly)

Greg Laden — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:06:58 +0000

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To my Republican friends; time to step away from that cookie jar.

Greg Laden — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 04:32:50 +0000

I just finished watching Bill Clinton’s speech at the Democratic National Convention. I remember the first time I really heard of Bill Clinton. I was working, but in an uninspired way, for a different candidate, standing on a Massachusetts street corner holding that candidate’s sign, and the guy next to me was holding a Clinton sign. It was primary day in the Bay State. I was not getting too much into that election season’s work because I was just about to head out of the country for an extended period in a remote part of Africa where I would not likely hear much news. The guy holding the Clinton sign made a very good case for Bill being the man we should nominate, and the main reason was very simple: He, Clinton, was much, much smarter than all of the other candidates. I’m sure he was right. I turned the sign in early that day.

Tonight’s speech at the DNC demonstrated Clinton’s abilities, and it demonstrated a few other things as well, including the simple fact that Democrats are simply much better than Republicans. I respect the fact that if you are a life long Republican that it may be hard to leave your party and you have to kind of keep your head down until the culture of the GOP totally changes, but really, if you are in that position, you should seriously consider stepping away from that particular cookie jar. It is starting to get a little embarrassing. Well, it has been embarrassing for a long time and it is actually getting to be very embarrassing. Maybe I should have said something to you earlier.

There are so many words that can be used to replace “Republican” in the sentence “I am a Republican” that you would never want to use in reference to yourself or anyone you respect. So maybe you should just stop using that word, Republican, as well. At least, stop calling yourself that. And for goodness sake, stop voting that way too.

Here’s Clinton’s speech in case you missed it:

In contract, we have this:

Seriously. Just step away from the cookie jar.

Michelle Obama’s Speech

Greg Laden — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:31:17 +0000

What did Romney say? Or not say?

Greg Laden — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:33:09 +0000