I've written time and time again about the right's inability to distinguish between registration fraud and voter fraud, and the media's gleefully panicked reporting on the subject. Yesterday, the McCain campaign sent out an e-mail suggesting that it was within ACORN's ability to "steal" the election through voter registration fraud, which would actually be impossible.
"But, the Obama-Biden Democrats would rather sweep these facts under the rug and use their mainstream media allies to bury this story. But we can't let that happen. We can't allow leftist groups like ACORN to steal this election."
That's right, if John McCain loses, it's only because "leftist groups" won the election through registration fraud, which is kind of like trying to become the CEO of an airline company by filling out quality control surveys.
Of course, McCain didn't always feel this way. It wasn't so long ago he thought groups like ACORN "made America special." Don't take my word for it:
It would be interesting to get the full transcript of McCain's remarks that day, since obviously the video is cut. I somehow doubt that McCain was there to lecture ACORN on not stealing elections, though.
Do you think the campaign thinks things through before they pick their bogeymen?
--A. Serwer
