Think again. Yes, he made a joke of it -- but voter suppression ain't no joke, Gov. Huckabee. It's unofficial policy and major tactic of your party trying to win elections. And it is deceitful, malicious, and beneath your dignity, sir. We expected a better example from you, even though it's SOP for your compatriots.
Here, from Huffington Post.
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee encouraged supporters of an anti-union ballot measure in Ohio to stop its opponents from voting, jokingly urging the crowd to let the air out of tires and intentionally give out a wrong election date. . . ."Make a list," said Huckabee, referring to supporters' family and friends. "Call them and ask them, 'Are you going to vote on Issue 2 and are you going to vote for it?' If they say no, well, you just make sure that they don't go vote. Let the air out of their tires on election day. Tell them the election has been moved to a different date. That's up to you how you creatively get the job done."
The crowd laughted at Huckabee's remarks. In 2009, he made a similar joke in Virginia, saying, "Let the air our of their tires ... keep 'em home. Do the Lord's work."
DO THE LORD'S WORK ??
I am appalled !! The governor will say he was just joking. His audience laughed -- but making light of such a serious thing will just further erode the sense of decency and conscience of the crowd.
Have Republicans fallen so low that even their most generally liked and respected former candidate would make fun of something so fundamental to the democratic process -- deliberately trying to keep people from voting?
Yes, it seems so. They've been passing voter-ID laws in many states to accomplish just the same thing, disguising it as "protecting the integrity of the voting process."
Bullshit.
Ralph
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