Early voting bullying

The nastiness we expected has begun in Florida. The Drudge Report links this morning to a South Florida Sun-Sentinel report that 'Early voting brings cries of bullying' as voters participating in early polling across the state are officially complaining about harassment from "Kerry thugs."

Here's just one sworn report included in the news story:

One woman who voted early in Boca Raton, at the Southwest County Regional Library, complained that as she stood in line, two men behind her were "trashing our president," Fletcher said, declining to identify the woman. She tried to ignore them.

Then the man touched her arm and said, "Who are you voting for?" "I said, `I don't think that's an appropriate question,'" the woman said she responded. "Uh oh! We have a Bush supporter here," screamed the man behind her.

For the 21/2 hours she had to wait in line, she was heckled by the man. As they neared the voting room, someone in the rear of the line yelled, "I sure hope everyone here is voting for Kerry!" she reported.

That's when the man behind her held his hand over her head and screamed, "We have a Republican right here!" There were "boos and jeers" from the crowd. "I felt intimidated, harassed and threatened!" the woman wrote in her complaint to the Republican Party.

It's obvious that the McAuliffe-run Democrats are going to depress the GOP vote any way they can, legally or illegally. For many Bush voters it's going to take an extra measure of courage this year. That's okay, the cause is worth it and the victory will be all that much sweeter in the end. Remember: "If it isn't close, they can't cheat!"