Eliot Spitzer calls the alleged voter fraud crisis a ‘big, fat fraudulent lie’
“It’s a question of whether or not the Republicans believe in one vote, one person.” —Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee watch video
Topic: Voting
The Latino vote may be crucial in November — but will voters be able to reach the polls?
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Penda Hair, co-director of the Advancement Project, join “Viewpoint” host Eliot Spitzer to discuss a recent study showing that restrictive voting laws could prevent as many as 10 million eligible Latinos from voting in November.
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Why does the GOP care about voter fraud, but not market fraud? Eliot Spitzer lambasts new bill
“Their craven effort to steal an election they know they are losing is despicable.” —Eliot Spitzer read post
Civil rights leader John Lewis condemns GOP voting laws: ‘They want to take us back’
“What is so frightening, it’s not just a regional thing, it’s not just the Old South.” —Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) watch video
‘You’re completely nuts on this stuff!’ Eliot Spitzer debates Todd Akin’s adviser
“There’s a free-market solution for health care because there’s a free-market solution for everything else.” —Rick Tyler, campaign adviser for Todd Akin watch video
Elections judge takes on voter ID ruling: ‘I absolutely intend not to enforce this outrageous law’
“This is what happens when political hacks dress up in black robes and call themselves judges.” — Mike Papantonio watch video
Check out the Brennan Center study: ‘The Challenge of Obtaining Voter Identification’
“This report is the first comprehensive assessment of the difficulties that eligible voters face in obtaining free photo ID.” —Brennan Center for Justice read post
Eliot Spitzer on Mitt Romney’s NAACP remarks: If anyone’s a freeloader, it’s Romney
“Mitt Romney paid less than a 15 percent tax rate on his income last year. And now we’re hearing he hides his money oversees in foreign accounts while folks earning a fraction of his income have to pay double his [...] read post
What Mitt Romney failed to mention in his NAACP speech
“These realistic [NAACP] voters who really understand the economics of job creation, understand the toiling of fighting against discrimination, really were probably a fixture in a step or a stop that the campaign wanted to make.” — Rep. Sheila Jackson [...] watch video
Eliot Spitzer to Mitt Romney: Renounce voter ID laws
“These statutes are designed to do one thing: suppress voters who are hostile to the Republican Party, usually minorities. These statutes are on a par with the Jim Crow laws of the post-Civil War era. They are poll taxes with [...] watch video
