Voter suppression and problems at the polls

MSNBC is reporting that the FBI is investigating possible voter suppression efforts in Virginia. Yes folks, the Republicans are fighting dirty. Once you recover from that shocking revelation, read on.

In the Washington, D.C., area, NBC affiliate News4 reported on its Web site that it had received e-mail from a viewer in Virginia who said he received a phone call from so-called volunteers threatening voters with arrest if they cast ballots.

News4 reported: “The viewer's e-mail stated after he had voted, he received a call from an unknown caller who said they knew the voter was registered out of state and would be arrested if they voted today. The viewer's e-mail stated he's been registered to vote in Virginia for the last three years and has the Virginia Voter Registration card to prove it.”

The Webb campaign also said other voters are getting calls telling them their polling location has changed.

There are also allegations that fliers that say, "Skip This Election," are blanketing African-American communities, News4 reported.

In other equally surprising news, Florida and Ohio are having troubles (again) at the polls.

Meanwhile, programming errors and inexperience with electronic voting machines frustrated poll workers in hundreds of precincts early Tuesday, delaying voters in Indiana and Ohio and leaving some in Florida with little choice but use paper ballots instead.

WTF? Florida, of all places, should have their shit together by now. This is just inexcusable. I pray that the Democrats make campaign and election reform a top priority in the next Congress. Seriously, America put a man on the god damn moon, yet we cannot put together an accurate, consistent, and transparent voting process? Give me fucking a break…