If there is one guy who seems determined to lose his race for governor, it's Republican Ken Blackwell in Ohio. Local station
WBNS is reporting that the Office of the Secretary of State "accidentally" released the Social Security numbers of people registered to vote.
Millions of Social Security numbers are now in the hands of people who aren't supposed to have them.
It's a big mistake leading straight back to one of the men running for Ohio Governor. The private records were mistakenly released by the Secretary of State's office.
Voter lists are crucial to political parties. They give campaign workers an efficient way to target potential supporters. The lists usually consist of the names of registered voters, their addresses, their party affiliation, and whether that person voted in the last election.
Social security numbers aren't supposed to be revealed.
But they have been because of a mistake by Secretary of State Ken Blackwell's campaign....
The mistake came with Republican gubernatorial primary just a week away.
It's not the first time Blackwell fucked up recently, but in the tried and true Republican ideology "Move along, there's nothing to see here".
This is the second time this year private information has been compromised by Mr. Blackwell's office. In March, a link on the Secretary of State's website revealed hundreds of Social Security numbers listed on public documents.
Mr. Blackwell agreed to remove those records.
But in this case, a spokesman for Blackwell insists the issue has been resolved and no one's identity is in danger of being stolen.
The spokesman went on to say this was an honest mistake and those workers have promised to send all the records -- contained on computer disks -- back to the Secretary of State's office.
Boy, I would feel better already. Anyway, he's a Republican. And what happens to Republicans after they fuck up time and again? They get re-elected president, receive Medals of Freedon and win nominations for Governor. The question is whether voters will be in the same forgiving mood in November.