Long before the lawyer squadrons in Florida, the court battles, the re-re-recounts, and the squelching of military ballots, we have the New Hampshire Primary:

...As late as 3 p.m. that day, Gore operatives had access to exit polls showing the vice-president being defeated by Bradley. They also learned that while Democratic voters were voting in large numbers for Gore, independents, many of them upscale suburban voters, were voting for Bradley’s sophisticated brand of liberalism. Knowing that Bradley’s strength came from tony tech havens such as Bedford, the Gore team organized a caravan to clog highway I-93 with traffic so as to discourage potential Bradley voters from getting to the polls. (Michael Whouley, a chief Gore strategist, recounted the Gore team’s Election Day field efforts at a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics symposium, and his comments are included in a book compiled by the Institute titled "Campaign for President: The Managers Look at 2000." He knocked down the rumor that they considered overturning an 18-wheeler to clog up traffic.) The caravan — spoken of with awe by operatives who worked on the campaign — had the desired effect. It was harder for Bradley voters to get the polls.

Oh, sure. No party has a monopoly on this kind of thing. But the constant refrain of the Democratic Party over the last two elections has been: "Every vote counts! Every vote is important!" And other countless variations on why it is so essential that every person be allowed to get to the polls and cast a vote. The hypocrisy does get a little irritating.

The actual policy is apparently to move heaven and earth to make sure those who will vote for you get to the polls. As for those who will vote for the opposition: kneecap them. They'll live.

Oh, the rest of the article is interesting too.