Democratic Vote Fraud in Wisconsin Gov. Race

NBC Milwaukee Affiliate-WTMJ TV | October 22, 2002 | WTMJ -TV Milwaukee

[SteveAustin]

WTMJ-TV, the NBC affiliate in Milwaukee tonight aired an undercover investigation at a group home for mentally disabled patients in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where campaign workers for Jim Doyle, democratic candidate for governor were handing out small amounts of money and free food to the residents. They then were herded upstairs into a separate room and given absentee ballots to cast their vote for governor. Local reporter, Scott Friedman captured this on camera and broadcast it in an exclusive report tonight on Milwaukee news. The Doyle campaign is not commenting.

Jay Heck, leader of Wisconsin political watchdog group, Common Cause, was stunned at the series of events when he viewed the undercover investigation. Memories of Al Gore campaign workers handing out cigarettes to homeless in Milwaukee, and then taking them to the polls in 2000 immediately came to mind.

[SteveAustin]

We are a supposedly clean state in Wisconsin. Tonights story should be required viewing for all GOP candidates about the shenanigans that are going on. This was amazing, although sadly not surprising.

[Dems_R_Losers]

Holy cow, this is dynamite! This needs to be sent to Fox News, Rush, et.al, ASAP. Can't wait to see how the Rats spin their way out of this one. How immoral this is.

[ladyinred]

Amazing, even more amazing is no one will be charged with campaign fraud, and if the RAT wins, he will be said to have ran a great campaign whose message resonated with the voters.

[Jumpmaster]

Bravo to the reporter, Scott Friedman and the NBC affiliate! Is there no end to criminality?

[Professional]

I'm thinkin someone is going to jail.

This ain't gonna fly this time, for anyone. The DOJ, FBI, are going to be involved. Well, call it wishing.

[Free the USA]

http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list

[Blueflag]

good find bump

[Dems_R_Losers]

And the Rat candidate for Governor is the state Attorney General!! Unbelievable.

[Naspino]

The Democrats WILL lose the living vote this year. They may win the election though.

[SteveAustin]

You could tell Friedman was nervous when he was live on camera in the studio tonight describing his story to the anchors.

Amazing thing is that apparently one of Doyles campaign workers was going to give the "mark your ballots for jim doyle" speech on camera, but recognized Friedman and ditched out.

If you live in Wisconsin though you have to see this...there is the 62 year old Doyle poll worker, wearing a big Packers sweatshirt, serving pieces of Danish roll to all these tragically disabled people, and then herding them to the "side room" to cast their ballots.

I was so stunned at the whole thing, I didn't take in the whole first part of the story, where it appeared that the Doyle workers were giving them small amounts of money and running a bingo game for the people.

I do not know how much outrage will come of this, but it is a very sad commentary. The residents of this home had no idea what they are doing or what was going on.

[Professional]

Exploiting retarded people just doesn't go over well, anywhere. This has legs, because of that, the fact that it's organized and deliberate, and it is in your face video. Hardly something that can be scoffed as "everyone does it".

[SteveAustin]

Did any of you see the news report? It just aired on our Milwaukee NBC 10pm news about 30 minutes ago? Wondering what your reaction was.

It would have taken the top billing on any other night of the year, but the sniper developments bumped it to #2.

[John Lenin]

Problem is, that they will still vote.

[LouD]

But, but... Kim Plache said tonight that there was no vote fraud in Wisconsin!

[Quix]

THANKS MUCH, I WENT IMMEDIATELY AND COPIED AND PASTED THOSE TWO PARAGRAPHS INTO THE MESSAGE SECTION AT OPRAH'S SITE.

It's amazing how willfully blind the Democruds are.

[DaBroasta]

We are a supposedly clean state in Wisconsin.

Wasn't this state the 'smoke for RAT votes' headquarters during the 2000 election? And isn't this the state were the little college scamps were claiming to have been multiple ballots and allowed to vote dozens of times each.

[Lady In Blue]

Democratic operatives are at it AGAIN!

[Salvation]

small amounts of money and free food to the residents. Didn't they give out cigarettes to get votes during the presidential election?

[fooman]

yep getting votes from dead people....

[Sideshow Bob]

Scott Friedman goes to my church. I'm fairly certain he's a conservative, although he would never acknowledge it publicly.