This rather alarming video was linked here yesterday by commentor Rome Again. Here’s what the Colorado Springs Gazette says about it today:
[My emphasis] So, it looks like it may be “only” bog-standard base-level Republican dishonesty — a clueless young hottie sent out to register Romney voters misunderstanding what she’s allowed to do, or to say to potential registrants. (There’s also been some confusion on the internets by people who assume ‘El Paso County’ must be in Texas.) The one thing I think we can be sure about: If you have any free time at all, the Colorado OfA office can probably use your help to go solicit Safeway shoppers to register. Even the ones who intend to vote Republican — we still have almost six weeks to change their minds!… The incident caught on video shows an encounter between a patron and a young female volunteer who was apparently working to make sure voters backing Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney made it to the polls. The problem: The young woman, after some head-scratching, says her work to boost the GOP turnout is funded by the county clerk.
Neither the volunteer on the recording nor the patron could be tracked down Sunday. But some who saw the video were outraged, demanding an investigation of County Clerk and Recorder Wayne Williams, a Republican.
Williams said the woman, though, doesn’t work for his office, which oversees local elections and voter registration. Instead, he said, she’s probably one of the scores of volunteers who are hitting the streets for both political parties to push voter registration ahead of the Nov. 6 election. The last day to register to vote for the presidential election is Oct. 9…
Romney and President Barack Obama are virtually deadlocked in statewide polls, making Colorado one of few prizes that remains up for grabs with seven weeks left to campaign.
And El Paso County will play a huge role in the statewide outcome. Long known as the state’s deepest pool of Republican voters, the county contains a pool of Democrats big enough to sway a statewide race if turnout is high.
Williams said one good way for people to sign up for a ballot to have their say is on the Internet: Citizens with Colorado ID cards can register to vote at GoVoteColorado.com.