David Freddoso

Media Matters is providing cover for Obama against David Freddoso's new book, The Case Against Barack Obama.   I'll leave it to Freddoso to defend against the charges, but I would like to note what Media Matters said about Barack Obama having all of his opponents removed from the ballot in 1996.

In fact, Obama's opponents in the 1996 Democratic primary for the 13th district Illinois state Senate seat were removed from the ballot for failing to adhere to election laws -- the Obama campaign challenged the signatures his opponents had collected to get their names on the ballot, and the signatures were deemed ineligible for a variety of reasons. On page 2, Freddoso undermines his own claim by quoting a 1996 Chicago Weekend article explaining that some of incumbent Sen. Alice Palmer's signatures were disqualified because the voters who signed lived outside the 13th district -- something more than a mere "technicality":

I, for one, welcome Media Matters' sudden concern about election integrity and voter fraud.  It's a nice change of pace from their usual argument that election fraud isn't such a big deal. 

In case they're as interested in defending ballots as they are in defending Obama, I'm sure our friends at Election Journal would be willing to help them out with a bit of evidence.