Democrats gear up for voting rights battle
[TCDP NOTE: The Texas Voter ID case is scheduled to begin trial in federal court on July 9.]
By ROBIN BRAVENDER | 6/21/12 6:36 PM EDT Updated: 6/21/12 11:50 PM EDT
Democrats, labor unions and civil rights groups are convinced Republicans are scheming to steal the election from President Barack Obama by suppressing the liberal vote, and they’re girding for battle.
Groups on the left are spending more than they have in any previous election to lawyer up, get voters registered early and flood polling locations with trained poll workers and election watchdogs.
