Republican presidential hopefuls are firing back at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for holding up their states as examples of those with poor records on voting rights.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich told Fox News that before Clinton attacks Ohio's voting laws, she should look no further than her home state of New York that she represented in the Senate.
"In Ohio we have 28 days. In New York, where [Clinton] is from, they have one day. Why are you suing me? Why don't you go sue your own people? Why don't you take care of business at home before you run around the country using these demagogic statements that we don't want people to vote?" Kasich said in an interview on Fox News Friday. "It's ridiculous."
While speaking at historically black Texas Southern University on Thursday, Clinton criticized by name Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and Kasich for the voting laws in their states.
"Republicans are systematically and deliberately trying to stop millions of American citizens from voting," Clinton said during her speech. "What part of democracy are they afraid of? I believe every citizen has the right to vote and I believe we should do everything we can to make it easier for every citizen to vote."
Clinton's top lawyer Marc Elias has filed lawsuits in both Ohio and Wisconsin, challenging the voting laws in those states.
Clinton supports universal voter registration, allowing greater access to polling places, allowing them to remain open for a minimum of 20 days and having voting hours on evenings and weekends.
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3 comments:
What goofball, what idiot, what slow thinking dumb ace needs a TWENTY DAY WINDOW to vote?
Does the date just all of a sudden sneak up on you before you realize its ELECTION DAY?
Note her statement, "Every citizen should have a right to vote". She means every illegal citizen should have a right to vote. Bottom line is you are not a citizen if you are here illegally. Period.
We all know where the money will come from to keep polling places open all that time. Another tax or tax increase. Surprised Owe-Malley didn't create this tax for Maryland while he was in office.
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