Democracy Now! reports that the Democratic National Committee and the Obama campaign have filed a federal lawsuit in opposition to what they call a voter suppression project by the Republican Party in Michigan's battleground within a battleground, Macomb County. The Michigan Messenger reported that the Macomb County Republican Party plans to use a list of foreclosed homes to block people from voting on Election Day. The effort would disproportionately affect African American voters (who tend to vote Democratic).
The Republican Party denies the accusation and even direct quotes from the article in the Michigan Messenger, but the publication is standing by its reporting. The Michigan Messenger is part of the Center for Independent Media and refutes claims that they are working with the Obama campaign.
It is hard to tell what is actually going on in a lot of these cases, but it does draw attention to the huge importance of Michigan votes to both campaigns. On both sides accusations are flying - the Democrats say that the GOP has a history of disenfranchising voters, while the Republicans are saying that both sides will be using voter caging to limit voters at the polls. These lawsuits and accusations are indicators of both the importance of the Michigan race specifically and the African American vote in general.
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