Fox Guarding the Henhouse

TPM points out these salient facts about Indiana's Secretary of State, the man responsible for holding free and fair elections.

Earlier today, we reported that Rokita, a Republican, has said he's proud that he was part of the team of GOP activists that descended on Florida and pulled out all the stops to block the 2000 recount and put George Bush in the White House.

Now, a reader points us to this 2007 Associated Press story, which reports:

During a speech Thursday at a Republican event, Todd Rokita said 90 percent of blacks vote for Democrats.

"How can that be?" Rokita said. "Ninety to ten. Who's the master and who's the slave in that relationship? How can that be
healthy?"

And here's a bit more about voter suppression tactics used by the GOP in heavily African American Lake County, IN.