The elephant in the room looks like Gigi Dennis
In this morning's post, I ad libbed a few ways that Bill Ritter could still lose the governor's race. But there was one I missed.
The entire thing could be rigged.
Today, the Rocky and the Post both ran articles on the vulnerability of Colorado's voting systems. From the Rocky:
Some computerized voting machines approved by Colorado officials for November's election can be reprogrammed over the Internet, according to expert witnesses for the group trying to prevent their use... [R]ules set by Secretary of State Gigi Dennis indirectly require all of the computerized voting machines to be connected to a network.
Um, that wouldn't be the same Gigi Dennis with a penchant for writing and rewriting election rules to help out her Republican cronies, would it?
In Denver, the situation isn't a whole lot better. Both parties are fond of nominating candidates in cowboy boots. But Colorado's biggest city matters. High turnout there could doom the Beauprez campaign. And a so-so showing could hurt the chances of statewide candidates like Ken Gordon and Steve Ludwig. That's why it's worrisome that Heartbroken Tiger has uncovered irregularities at the Denver Election Commission.
For now, this is all just conspiracy theorizing. But the GOP has shown a preference for bypassing the democratic process. (See Bush, George W.: warrantless wiretapping, signing statements, secret prisons, torture, giving the finger to Congress.) A little vigilance may be called for on election day.
Or you could just vote via absentee ballot.
The entire thing could be rigged.
Today, the Rocky and the Post both ran articles on the vulnerability of Colorado's voting systems. From the Rocky:
Some computerized voting machines approved by Colorado officials for November's election can be reprogrammed over the Internet, according to expert witnesses for the group trying to prevent their use... [R]ules set by Secretary of State Gigi Dennis indirectly require all of the computerized voting machines to be connected to a network.
Um, that wouldn't be the same Gigi Dennis with a penchant for writing and rewriting election rules to help out her Republican cronies, would it?
In Denver, the situation isn't a whole lot better. Both parties are fond of nominating candidates in cowboy boots. But Colorado's biggest city matters. High turnout there could doom the Beauprez campaign. And a so-so showing could hurt the chances of statewide candidates like Ken Gordon and Steve Ludwig. That's why it's worrisome that Heartbroken Tiger has uncovered irregularities at the Denver Election Commission.
For now, this is all just conspiracy theorizing. But the GOP has shown a preference for bypassing the democratic process. (See Bush, George W.: warrantless wiretapping, signing statements, secret prisons, torture, giving the finger to Congress.) A little vigilance may be called for on election day.
Or you could just vote via absentee ballot.
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