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Why are Wisconsin Republicans getting more restrictive as to who can do what? Is it all about killing the unions, who are the biggest organized donors to the Democratic Party? Financially-speaking: probably so. But there may also be a demographic element at play. According to 2000 Census information : White people made up 90% of the population Black people made up 6.1% of the population Asian people made up 1.9% of the population In 2009 , those demographics were: White people: 89.4% Black people: 6.2% Asian people: 2.2% And the Latino population? It went from 3.6% in 2000 to 5.3% in 2009.

Sigh . Two questions: If the GOP is on the comeback, why do something like this? If certain prominent Republicans have been denouncing the 2010 Census, why do something like this?

If the fringe faction of the conservative movement has learned anything, it's that screaming and complaining can eventually wear down anyone . WASHINGTON – The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN , a community organization that has been hit with Republican accusations of voter-registration fraud. "We do not come to this decision lightly," Census director Robert Groves wrote in a letter to ACORN, which was obtained by The Associated Press. In splitting with ACORN, Groves sought to tamp down GOP concerns and negative publicity that the partnership will taint the 2010 head count . "It is clear that ACORN's affiliation with the 2010 census promotion has caused sufficient concern in the general public, has indeed become a distraction from our mission, and may even become a discouragement to public cooperation, negatively impacting 2010 census efforts," Groves wrote. One day, someone or (some group) of clout and s...