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Bennett Comes Up For Air
The Ohio GOP's decision to drop its court battle over voter registration may signal a brief detente with Jennifer Brunner. That news and a call to negotiate comes as a surprise but a welcome one. Don't be fooled into thinking the change in tactics is a change in strategy though. The realization that the lawsuit method wasn't gaining any traction finally sunk in and there is still time to regroup. One of the GOP attorneys was quoted as saying different approach was needed.
I can't imagine that the GOP dropped the suit because they are genuinely concerned about the potential ill effects on voter turnout. The change in approach may just mean there are other ways to create problems for legitimate voters on election day. The idea of a court created caging list sounded grand but time is a wasting. Maybe the impact of early voting was a factor in the decision to move away from litigating, for now. Early voting is looking like a much needed relief valve to take the pressure off of the line and the process on Nov. 4th. The GOP has probably conceded that voter caging is not going to have the effect of creating confusion as in years past now that voters have the early option.
Don't count out future court action even if it comes after the election. If for some sick twist of fate Ohio ends up being close enough for a recount then look for the friends of Bob to mount legal challenges to the method of voter verifications. With this in mind don't forget to vote early.
I can't imagine that the GOP dropped the suit because they are genuinely concerned about the potential ill effects on voter turnout. The change in approach may just mean there are other ways to create problems for legitimate voters on election day. The idea of a court created caging list sounded grand but time is a wasting. Maybe the impact of early voting was a factor in the decision to move away from litigating, for now. Early voting is looking like a much needed relief valve to take the pressure off of the line and the process on Nov. 4th. The GOP has probably conceded that voter caging is not going to have the effect of creating confusion as in years past now that voters have the early option.
Don't count out future court action even if it comes after the election. If for some sick twist of fate Ohio ends up being close enough for a recount then look for the friends of Bob to mount legal challenges to the method of voter verifications. With this in mind don't forget to vote early.
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