The dirty politics of Republicans in Ohio are so blatant that you can show them on a map. And that's pretty much what the New York Times editorial board does, with evident disgust.
Take Cincinatti, for example.
Hamilton County, which contains Cincinnati, is largely Democratic and voted solidly for Barack Obama in 2008. So did the other urban areas of Cleveland, Columbus and Akron, where Republicans, with the assistance of the Ohio secretary of state, Jon Husted, have already eliminated the extended hours for early voting.
County election boards in Ohio, a closely contested swing state, are evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans. In counties likely to vote for President Obama, Republicans have voted against the extended hours, and Mr. Husted has broken the tie in their favor. (He said the counties couldn’t afford the long hours.) In counties likely to vote for Mitt Romney, Republicans have not objected to the extended hours. ...NYT
Bad enough. But the Times points out that it's not just the map of Ohio we're dealing with, it's the entire country.
This is just the latest alarming example of how Republicans across the country are trying to manipulate the electoral system by blocking the voting rights of their opponents. These actions have a disproportionate effect on blacks, Hispanics and other ethnic minorities who struggled for so long to participate in American democracy. ...NYT
It's not good enough that corporations "are people." Now it's corporations are American voters and most Americans aren't.
