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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Doug R who wrote (646042)	10/16/2004 12:17:58 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

Democrats, it seems, are preparing to take tough measures in response to any voter-intimidation tactics that Republicans may employ in the November election. And, apparently, it won't even matter if those tactics are actually employed or not. Hey, the Dems figure, it can't hurt to make the claims anyway. That's the message in a 66-page Election Day manual put together by the Kerry-Edwards campaign and the Democratic National Committee for use by supporters in dozens of states. The manual instructs staffers to "launch a 'pre-emptive strike' " in case "no signs of intimidation techniques have emerged." One page from that manual, specifically intended for Colorado Democrats, surfaced on the Internet; the DNC confirmed its authenticity. What, specifically, would the Democrats do? Start a media blitz — featuring minority-community leaders — "denouncing tactics that discourage people from voting." The manual, by the way, also suggests that Democrats should "warn newspapers not to accept advertising" that doesn't meet with the Kerry campaign's approval. With suggestions like that, you've got to wonder just who exactly is preparing to engage in intimidation. Republicans? Or Democrats? (Hint: Threatening newspapers usually counts as intimidation.) Central to the Dems' conspiracy-theory claims is that Republicans plan to "steal the election." You know, just like they did four years ago. nypost.com