GOP demands IDs of 37,000 in city

The Wisconsin Republican Party's double standard continues. They're threatening to challenge any of these 37,000 voter registrations including those missing apartment numbers. If you have any questions about their motivation, consider the timing of it and that they're not challenging registrations in any place other than the heavily Democratic city of Milwaukee.

If the Democrats were to do this in a heavily Republican city like Waukesha, the GOP would be up in arms. It's not surprising that Republicans are asking city voters be held to a higher standard than the suburbs and other areas of the state.

The whole point of this is to cast a cloud of doubt, regardless of real evidence of fraud, over the election results should President Bush lose Wisconsin. Also, by challenging thousands of registrations at the polling place, they'll cause delays which will result in long lines and frustrated would-be voters going home rather than waiting around.

If you're a Milwaukee voter, see yesterday's post for a listing of Wisconsin voting rights.