No GOP bullies at the Ohio polls

MSNBC - Judges bar party challengers at Ohio polls

This development has the potential to crack the GOP strategy for a Bush win, namely the elimination of legal ballots from the final tallies.

Jeb pulled this ruse in Florida four years ago, in the form of disenfranchising tens of thousands of voters who turned out to be mostly racial minority, democratic leaning and perfectly eligible to vote. With Ohio as the premier battleground state this year, the GOP decided to go after racial minorities in Cleveland. Now, for those of you who are unfamiliar with Cleveland, the facts to know are simple: it has a large proportion of racial minorities and has an unemployment rate through the roof. Furthermore, poverty is high and wealth is low.

The picture of Cleveland seen through the GOP's eyes: a sure loss for Bush in a fair election where every eligible ballot is counted. By using attack dogs at the polls challenging every voter in precincts destined to poll Kerry, the GOP figured it could use a few good old boys to keep Jim Crow away from the polls. Thank God for the courts, who answer to the highest authority in the land: the Constitution.