They're planning on cheating to win. Lately Bush, Cheney and Rove have been tellingly smug about their ability to "rally their base" at the last minute and pull out a Republican victory in both houses next Tuesday. Predictably, the media has been echoing the same possibility. This smells of 2004 all over again, and I don't buy it.

I say, the reason the Bush gang can be so smug is not because they will rally their so-called base. They won't have to. They are so smug because they already know victory is in the bag. We believe a Republican victory is already pre-programmed into those non-paper-trail evoting machines put out by Diebold and others.

All Bush & Company need is a plausible-sounding justification for how they will pull out a victory in the 11th hour, when all the polls have been showing that the American people intend to vote them out of office. The Bushies rely on the media to repeat their justification to get the likelihood of a Republican victory to take hold of the American consciousness, and, as always, the media obliges.

I hereby make this prediction: Regardless of which Democrat is "leading" in which poll prior to the election, most races nationwide will "record" the Republican as the "winner," and all the pundits will be singing the "Well, they did rally their base at the last minute, just as they predicted they would" song by Wednesday morning. All this will happen, not because the Republicans will have actually won, but because the machines were programmed to deliver the win to the Republican.

How did we get these machines? Turns out a Republican-controlled Congress (with a lot of help from Democrats) passed an election-reform law after the 2000 debacle that mandated evoting machines across the country. This was done by the leadership, we are convinced, with a wink and a nod to the machine manufacturers to design hackability into them, and to not have a paper trail. Some election reform! Now they can cheat all elections all the time with impunity.

But Americans aren't stupid enough to buy this. Americans #1 concern in this election has been the hackability of these machines to enable stolen elections.

I have a question: Can a citizen sue their election board if they were forced to cast a vote on an unverifiable machine with no paper trail, for breach of their constitutional right to have their vote count? If the election board cannot prove that the machine is unhackable and the voter's entry may not have been counted (and they cannot), wouldn't the citizen automatically win the suit (not necessarily, given the state of our courts, of course).

Can a plan be developed in these final days before the election that will give citizens recourse under this scenario? Please develop leadership on this issue: The best ground game in the world won't pull out this election for a Democrat majority if cheating is already programmed into these machines.

And may we remind you: A Democratic majority is just the beginning of the end for you, too, if you don't begin following the will of the people over the will of Big Business.

Thanks Senator Kerry for sabotaging this election. Even though some people may think your right on about what you said, this was not the right time. Gee, I wonder if this will be all over the 24hr news shows and on the nightly news tonight. You people truly know how to lose elections. On behalf of my fellow service members I would like to say thanks for nothing.

Why did Kerry have to open his mouth and be a target now, of all times?!? Now this is the stuff that's gonna be out there up till elections.

For the love of God, can’t we just shut up with stupid comments until the 8th of November? These clowns are handing us a win with their arrogance and we are letting the talking heads out on their own. Just shut up until the 8th.

Everybody knows Kerry's a bit of a bonehead. Why did they even have him give a speech without someone editing it?
What torques me is that he seems to be putting up a stronger defense of his faux pas than he ever did of his military service when the swiftboat scum deep-sixed him in the presidential election.
Is the DNC/DLC trying to loose or are they just trying to not win?

If Sen. Kerry really knew the Truth he would collapse on the spot. This is no joke and should not be misinterpreted as one either.

Few are Chosen. He was not.

Sincerely,
Lee A. Kozsey Jr.

I think many have these voting machine fears, but I would encourage you to vote, whatever your fears. I would assume that the DNC has people looking into the matter. I hope. And while they're doing that, maybe they can keep Kerry out of public earshot for the remainder of the week.

I think many have these voting machine fears, but I still encourage you to vote. I would assume that the DNC has people looking into the matter. I hope. And while they're doing that, maybe they can keep Kerry out of public earshot for the remainder of the week.

Republicans are hideing from the name republican.
They advertise without identifying themselves.
They get it --- Dems don't. Your campaign should be: 6 years REp control of Congress
Tax abatement for big oil
No bargaining for drugs
No min, wage increase
Fiscally irresponsible
Billions in Pork etc, etc
Do to the word REPUBLICAN what they did to Liberal
Set the agenda and don"t argue their agenda
You get the undecided on this issue not security
or Iraq.
Above all call the candidates REPUBLICANS

Kerry needs to keep swinging...call them idiots, call them bigots (which they are)...call them liars

It a shoe that fits the neo-cons and we should remind people often and loudly...that if their lips are moving...it's a lie meant to distract Americans from the fact that the Republicans are INCAPABLE OF GOVERNING!

Republicans are hideing from the name republican.
They advertise without identifying themselves.
They get it --- Dems don't. Your campaign should be: 6 years REp control of Congress
Tax abatement for big oil
No bargaining for drugs
No min, wage increase
Fiscally irresponsible
Billions in Pork etc, etc
Do to the word REPUBLICAN what they did to Liberal
Set the agenda and don"t argue their agenda
You get the undecided on this issue not security
or Iraq.
Above all call the candidates REPUBLICANS

Well, Kerrys BIG MOUTH just blow this election. Thank you for nothing

I like how the New York Times is quick to slam the 50-State strategy, misrepresenting the Alaska Democratic Party in the process, then quick to praise it in the battle for state legislatures. Someone needs to inform them that the legislative races in Alaska are all extremely competitive thanks to the 50-state strategy and the "podunk" state Party.

marriage is between one man and one woman. Any other arrangement should be covered by a Domestic Partner Law in each state.

Elections are fast approaching and it is showtime????? Time to take the idiots out of office!!! As I said before "this has been the worst government we ever had in office" It's time for me to start pushing for fairness!!!! Especially in retirement for the people who are 62-to 65!!!! Some of us have health problems, which we still can work, really we have no choice for we have no insurance if we retire!!! The unfairness that this government has shown is unbelievable!!!!! If you are rich!!!! You can retire!!!!!If you are middle class! Don't think about it!!!!!!!!! My insurance cost would be more then what social security pays??????? How unfair??????? People 65 and above have medicare!!! People 62 to 65 who really need Medicare can't get it!!!! Don't you think this is discrimination!!!! But yet you spend billions of our monies to help other countries and the hell with us!!! You talk about health reforms, yet you take no action???? You have done nothing to help the middle class!!! You take away from the elderly as much as you can!!!!! You call this government for the people!!!!!!

Time to do something about it!!!!!! Take away the retirement fund that the government has for themselves!!!!! Paid for by the people's taxes !!!!!! We will force you onto SS like the rest of us????

The war in Iraq is never going to end!!! I can attest to that!!! My Grandmother left Lebanon years ago because of war and it is still going on!!!!! You are fighting for oil!!! You are fighting for your own personal gain!!! You are Killing American soldiers for your own personal gain!!!! You are not creating a democracy in a country such as Iraq for it is a religious war that will never end!!! You are fighting for OIL!!!

Time for America to take chare and get rid of those in Public Office!!!!!
David Karam 31 Burnett Ave Manchester, NH 03103

Senator Kerry, if I may address you through Democrats.org...

I would like to thank you for apologizing, but only with the fact that you recognize that you should be more careful with what you publicly speak.

Now I would like you to assert yourself as honorable, by again, publicly questioning the leadership of an administration that would be so smug as to spin accusations of whether you were talking about the troops being stuck in Iraq or the administration being stuck in Iraq. And as far as the accusation that you were insulting U.S. troops, instead of Tar-Baby Bush stuck in Iraq with his political-yes men spoiling him rotten, I am sure that isn’t how you would have wanted to come across. I do thank you for keeping the tone of your public conversation above board, unlike some others.

Plus, you are not in a financial or executive position to be wired like Bush is to properly pronounce the word nuclear.

I also have something to say about the accusation against you for voting for the 87 billion to fund the Iraq war before you voted against it. I will assure you, that by the time the war in Iraq is over, the President will have encouraged a vote for 87 billion troops to go to Iraq before he says he should encourage votes against it.

Good luck to you, and thank you, Senator Kerry.

This is an election that is especially meaningful here in New Hampshire. For the first time in 150 years, since 1856, since before the Civil War...we stand a chance of finally having a Democratic majority in our State House of Representatives and in our State Senate. The last time there was a Democratic President of our Senate was in 1912. That was the year of the sinking of the Titanic. so the 50 state strategy and the GOTV effort here to get Democrats elected is enormous. Thank you Governor Dean for all your help. Marcia

http://journals.aol.com/thefeedblog/AOLNewsTheFeed/#Entry2400iam a swing vote in memphis tennessee and this says it all until Kerry is longer in this party

Charlie Bass!!!!! Best get back in the water!!! People of NH took hook line and sinker many times, but this is the year we through you back for you are not a keeper!! Time for a change, we are sick of this government!! I call this government the Legal Mafia!!!Laws are made for the people, not for them!!! Ask Bush??

Cheney?????How much did the big OIL companies Pay you out of the billions they made from the high price of oil---How do you sleep night knowing our soldier are being killed for OIL!!!

Time to end the war in Iraq and bring our soldiers home!!! There will never be peace in Iraq!!! They are fighting a religious war!!! America was sucked into the war by the stupidity of our Republican leaders!!!

The Democrats are on the move!!!! Time for a change!!!

You can tell elections are over for now?? Gas prices are on the rise again!!!

One thing I would like to see!!!! Medicare for those at the ages of 62-65!!!!!!That is the only thing hold us back from retirement!!! Some of us cannot afford the High Ridiculous Prices of Health Insurance when on Social Security!!!! So we stay at work even though we know we should b at home!!!!! We all know something has to be done with Health Insurance!!!!!!! Our Health Insurance should be taken care of through the Government???
we should all be paying according to our wages a fair price to the government to help control Health Insurance cost!!!! This way, when we retire,or change jobs, nothing would change!!!! Medicare should be for all retirees from 62 on!!!!!! Not just for those 65 and up??? Those of us 62 to 65 are being discrimated upon???? It is Discrimination!!!!This needs to be changed!! Canada does something for it;s people!!!!! How About the United States???----as far as health goes, Nothing!!! You Know the Republicans have done Nothing for us----How about the Democrats!!! It is time!!!! Let's get it moving!!!!
MARAK