Posted on 03/23/2008 5:58:43 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
As Ohio election officials investigate illegal crossover voting in the 2008 primary, questions arise on Rush Limbaugh's role.
Limbaugh, the nation's top-rated talk radio host, was urging Republicans in Texas and Ohio to skip their party's primary on March 4 and instead cast a vote for Hillary Clinton in order to prolong the fight between her and Barack Obama.
What Limbaugh encouraged Republican voters to do in Ohio was a fifth-degree felony in that state, punishable with a $2,500 fine and six to 12 months in jail.
On Thursday, March 20, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that the "Cuyahoga County Board of Election has launched an investigation that could lead to criminal charges against voters who maliciously switched parties for the March 4 presidential primary."
In 2008, 2.22 million Ohioans voted in the Democratic primary, compared to 1.27 million in 2000, according to unofficial results released by Brunner's office. In contrast, 1.01 million Ohioans voted in the 2008 Republican primary, compared to nearly 918,000 people in 2004.
Michael Slater of Project Vote, a nonpartisan group that designs voter registration drives for low-income people, said GOP meddling in the Ohio Democratic Primary was a clear-cut example of fraudulent voting, which is how Republicans have defined the issue in recent years, as GOP advocates have urged state legislatures and Congress to adopt anti-fraud measures such as tougher voter ID laws.
"Here we have a real instance of spurring people on to engage in illegal election activities with a real intent to affect the outcome," Slater said. "That is voter fraud. People were encouraged to break the law. They had to declare allegiance to a political party and sign a document under penalty of perjury. Intent is what matters in voter fraud."
Obama is wounded as is. Limbaugh's continued efforts to prop up Clinton make it look like he is really in her corner, claims of wanting to create "chaos" notwithstanding.
Eventually, the narrative will change to "the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy Stole the Nomination from Obama." Clinton, Inc., will gear back up, and El Rushbo will have gotten Hillary elected president.
Highly unlikely on both accounts.
You’re an idiot.
LOL!
As long as THEY let people vote as they did THEY commited a felony, if any.
Klintoons are good for Limbo’s business. Nothing more needs to be said!
Short answer... No
Long answer - The democrat party has greatly overestimated Limbaugh’s power.
You are right, this article is pure idiocy.
I love it.
Eloquent, that.
Translation:
Michael Slater of Project Vote, a far left socialist/Socialism International/WOWP/CPUSA group that designs voter registration stuffing actions using low-income people,...
Beware of the Limbomaniac cult!
Cross over voting has been a tactic endorsed by the Rats in elections in CA and in this primary cycle. Guess that wouldn’t matter since they have immunity from election laws.
Will other states punish Dems who crossed over to vote for McCain just to upset the Republican applecart? I couldn’t have voted for Hillary! anyway, I couldn’t go against my conscience and ink-a-vote for her. I just couldn’t. But if you punish one side, you must punish all sides.
This article is ridiculous. No prosecutor in their right mind would take on such a case.
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