I can appreciate the difficulties in managing a national Voter Registration (VR) campaign.  I once managed a California VR campaign that registered over 200,000 voters, and the logistics were monumental, even with just one set of state VR rules.  That said, the problems faced by the organization responsible for the North Carolina robo-call operation defies explanation. The reportage by Facing South in uncovering this organization (Women's Voices -- Women Vote) has been nothing short of exceptional.

To begin, voter registration professionals take their responsibilities VERY seriously.  The obligation that is assumed by voter registrars is akin to the fiduciary obligation taken on by financial planners -- voting is sacred and you can't screw it up. When registrars take on the responsibility to register voters, like a doctor, the first responsibility is to "Do no harm."

I find it inconceivable that an organization that has successfully registered so many other voters in other campaigns could have so monumentally screwed this up.  See my nagging and unanswered questions AND AN UPDATE after the jump:

HRC is sinking in red ink.  The recent FEC disclosures indicate that she started April with $8 mil. on hand for the primary.  The recent disclosures also indicate that she spent $22.2 million in March and is carrying over $10 million in debts to the campaign committee.  Depending on how the fundraising is going this month, she is likely drowning in debt at this point.

One would think that she would be publicizing her April fundraising numbers if they would do anything to counter the catastrophic headlines this will generate in the morning.

Update: BenjaminOmeara contributed this link, which may be the best summary to date: Americablog