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Over at our sister site The Colorado Independent, Jonathan Kaplan has a great new take on the ACORN controversy.
Kaplan suggests that Sen. John McCain’s voter-fraud charges against ACORN might be motivated by a desire to undermine the legitimacy of an Obama presidency and deter future political participation by African- Americans.

As criticism of ACORN heats up in the press, on the Internet and at McCain campaign rallies, it’s worth taking a step back and examining the charges.
GOP leaders have alleged that in registering 1.3 million new voters in 21 states, the Assn. of Community Organizations for Reform Now has engaged in widespread voter fraud. They [...]