Newest Stupid Dem Meme: GOP to 'Suppress' Black Voters in 2012

In the aftermath of the contested 2000 election, there was a lot of introspection by Democrats on 'what went wrong.' It certainly couldn't be that voters that intended to vote for Al Gore either didn't show up, voted for Ralph Nader, or couldn't figure out the butterfly ballot.

No-- it had to be either outright fraud or suppression. Despite the allegations of fraud, no hard evidence could be found. So much of the argument shifted to 'voter suppression', a common go-to of Democratic politics. Basically, the argument goes If you convince someone not to vote you're racist. I understand that there actually is real voter suppression, but not nearly on the scope or malevolent scale that the Dems would like you to believe.

So if Obama loses in 2012-- it's not his fault, it's suppression's fault.

Take is from Donna Brazile, who conducted one of the worst presidential campaigns in American history as advisor to Vice President Al Gore.

She opines in the USA Today. If you don't have ID to vote-- it's because of suppression, not common sense:

As a result, 11% of Americans —21 million citizens of voting age who lack proper photo identification — could be turned away on Election Day. And these people tend to be most highly concentrated among people of color, the poor, the young and the old.

Of course, the argument turns over to race towards the end:

President Obama was swept into office with overwhelming support from newly registered voters, minority voters and youth voters. I suppose it's not a surprise, then, that heading into the 2012 election, these are the groups who will be most affected by these restrictions.

Sigh.

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