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Battle for the West: ACORN Raid, Debate Reviews

October 8, 2008 – 9:58 am

ACORN Office Raided in Las Vegas (AP photo) Nevada authorities raided the Las Vegas offices of a group registering voters in low income communities seeking evidence of voter registration fraud on Tuesday. Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now organizers are accused of forging signatures of names picked out of phone books and NFL players. [...]

By rjrivera | Posted in The Western Edge | Also tagged acorn, Barack Obama, Battle for the West, debate, GOTV, John McCain, Michelle Malkin, voter fraud, voter registration | Comments

Former Mayor Federico Pena Tries to Rally Denver’s Latino Voters

September 25, 2008 – 8:02 pm

News outlets across the country—including this one—have been focused on the western states lately, as Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada are shaping up to be hot battleground states this November. Latino voters are expected to support Obama, but historically their voter turnout has been poor. To make sure that doesn’t happen this time, Federico Pena, [...]

By Amy Crawford | Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears | Also tagged Colorado, Columbia, Federico Pena, Immigration, Larry Trujillo, Latino vote, McCain, obama | Comments

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