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Dems diving for felons

Greg Pierce:

"There's one overlooked reason Gov. Tom Vilsack is issuing a blanket order restoring voting rights to all Iowa felons who've completed their sentences," Des Moines Register columnist David Yepsen writes. "Politics."
• "It's an attempt to increase the number of Democratic voters in the state, thereby tipping close elections in 2006 and 2008.
• "It's designed to make him look good with minority-rights organizations. Those groups were offended when he signed an English-only bill before his 2002 re-election campaign. He'll need their support when he runs for president or seeks some other role on the national Democratic stage.
• "t's the reason most Republicans are squawking. While the governor has found a couple of token GOPers to support him on this, most don't, and it's unlikely they can do much about it because a governor has clear powers to restore voting rights."
A disproportionate number of felons are from minority and lower-income groups, Mr. Yepsen noted.
"That means they are demographically more likely to vote Democratic than Republican. (Which is why left-of-center groups are praising Vilsack and why you can look for Democrats to soon begin felon voter-registration drives.)"

Crooks for Dems doesn't sound like a winning slogan.