Candor from a Republican consultant on voter suppression confirms what we already knew

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Yes, we suppress the vote to attain political objectives.

Dec 11, 2012 9:01am PST by Meteor Blades, Daily Kos Staff

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Scott Tranter, GOP consultant who said Republicans used long line and voter ID to get favorable results at the polls

Yes, we suppress the vote to attain political objectives.

was discussing"A lot of us are campaign officials—or campaign professionals—and we want to do everything we can to help our side. Sometimes we think that's voter ID, sometimes we think that's longer lines—whatever it may be," Tranter said with a laugh.I couldn't believe that they were said and similar sort of looks around the table that I was at and the guy next to me says, "Well, at least he's honest." And so then I tweeted it out. [...]Quite a comment."recently toldPalm Beach Post

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