"So, how do we make sense of it all? What does the final tally of 31 house Democrats and 1 courageous Democratic Senator mean?"-from "Zack is Back" posting on on Free Speech Zone, one of the sites hosting the startling video footage of voter suppression in Ohio on November 2. Executive Summary: "By the very, very least, election reform is going to happen, the Democrats are situated to benefit from and lead that effort (lots of info on that, for another time), and the likelihoods of the Republicans stealing a 3rd election has been reduced (but not eliminated). And, if the Republicans fight reform, they will be hurt and further exposed, and it will only strengthen the case we'll be making against them in 06' and 08'. Further, a burgeoning coalition of progressives, civil rights leaders, labor unions, and more is emerging, and certainly has been heartened by the impact just a small number of us can have. Networks are forming, and people are slowly becoming more aware of what happened on Election Day and who was responsible. If knowledge is power, then by definition, we must be getting more powerful." Too bad Congressman Jim didn't feel this was a coalition important enough to show up and support with his vote.
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