Fraud a Part of Demos' Senate Strategy?

The Daily Oklahoman ^ | 31 October 2002 | The Daily Oklahoman Editorial

[PhiKapMom]

Fraud a Part of Demos' Senate Strategy?

2002-10-31

BY THEIR nature political campaigns are not for faint of heart. It ain't beanbag, as they say. Even so, what Democrats are doing in a handful of pivotal races for the U.S. Senate is outrageous, because the central strategy seems to take aim at integrity of the electoral process itself.

Let's start with New Jersey, where incumbent Democratic Sen. Robert Torricelli grappled all year with ethics problems before deciding -- in the shadow of daunting poll numbers -- that he couldn't beat challenger Douglas Forrester and abruptly dropped out of the race.

The state's Democratic machine whirred into action, pulling former Sen. Frank Lautenberg out of mothballs to replace Torricelli -- while asking the state's Supreme Court to order new election ballots printed, bypassing the deadline for such changes spelled out in state law.

You'd expect that kind of emergency remedy if a candidate died, as what happened in Minnesota, or had become suddenly incapacitated, but not merely to bring in a sub for a corrupted pol who was about to be drubbed at the polls.

No matter. Democrats unashamedly demanded a change in the rules in the middle of the contest. And New Jersey's high court, dominated by Democrats, allowed it.

Move on to Iowa, where incumbent Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin last month had to accept the resignation of his campaign manager after a Harkin supporter secretly taped a strategy meeting of his opponent, U.S. Rep. Greg Ganske.

As if that weren't enough, the Des Moines Register reports Iowa Republicans want an investigation into whether the Democrats' aggressive campaign to turn out absentee ballots also included elements of fraud.

The state's GOP claims there have been reports of multiple applications for absentee ballots bearing the same or similar signatures, and that the absentee ballots of some Republican voters have been picked up by Democrats and, presumably, lost.

Sounds a little like what's going on in South Dakota, where Democrats' voter registration drives on Native American reservations are being investigated for fraud. There's real concern the tight Senate race between Democratic incumbent Tim Johnson and Republican John Thune won't be on the up and up.

Same thing in Arkansas, where Republicans accuse Democrats of registering dead people and businesses to vote in the close race between incumbent GOP Sen. Tim Hutchinson and Democrat Mark Pryor.

Said state GOP chairman Marty Ryall: "It makes me wonder, that if you have the Democratic Party behind voter fraud in South Dakota, and Arkansas is a key race, is this a national effort by the Democratic Party to steal elections and steal the Senate?"

Good question.

[PhiKapMom]

They will be giving you a number to call and at the first hint of anything like a pickup truck coming in filled with people to vote, call that number. Or if you see a van with a lot of people getting out to vote, you might want to follow to see if it goes to another precinct and have everyone get out to vote again.

Anything at all that is suspicious call! We had that here in OK during the Right to Work Vote, but absolutely nothing went on in my precinct, but then we overwhelmingly approved it in my precinct -- supported big time by Republicans.

[FollowingTheGrace]

"OK....I'm going to be a "poll watcher" for the first time ever (NOT an "observer", just a "watcher"... an "observer" requires training, LOL) anyone have any suggestions.....? It appears I'll be moving from poll to poll (if I want to) or I could stay in my neighborhood. "

Sadly, I'm afraid the majority of the fraud will occur during the counting. How can we watch that?

[Humal]

Thank you ProudToBeGop and PhiKapMom,
I have saved the link. Hopefully,it won't be needed, but you never know. I would rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

[terilyn]

Holy cow! You have a newspaper that actually prints this stuff? Wow, I think I want to subscribe. We don't have anything close...

[Skip Ripley]

If I recall correctly, a sample ballot was distributed in Palm Beach County prior to the election that flipped the placement of Gore and GO Pat Go! They knew there was going to be a problem because they created it.

I heard this mentioned by the National Media exactly once...

[TLBSHOW]

Well lets see, we could ask for recounts ourselves and take the rats to court. Since the only reason we would lose is because the democrats stole it. Rigged it or whatever they do as rat scum.

We may have to turn the tables on them!

[Cookie123]

Hard to fight this because so many Republicans are in vehement DENIAL about it. I have several good-hearted and well-meaning Republican friends who swear up and down that of course NONE of this stuff goes on in THEIR state, in THEIR town, in THEIR precinct. Forida? Yes. MY state, town or precinct? NO WAY.

[The UnVeiled Lady]

you didn't say what state you were watching in but in TX you have to be there before 7am and can't talk or they can kick you out. but write down every thing and I think you can talk to the election judge ( one in charge) about problems but that doesn't mean that she has to fix it. So write down the voters there, time and what happened every thing you can.

Document, document, DOCUMENT good luck!!!

[mcenedo]

How come if this was printed in the Daily Oklahoman 10/31 and this

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/775642/posts

Meth for Votes item was printed in the same paper 10/25, but wasn't mentioned in the article.

[Tall_Texan]

OK....I'm going to be a "poll watcher" for the first time ever (NOT an "observer", just a "watcher"... an "observer" requires training, LOL) anyone have any suggestions.....? It appears I'll be moving from poll to poll (if I want to) or I could stay in my neighborhood.

I'd be surprised if much of the dirty tricks happen while the voting is taking place. The time to stuff the ballot box with illegal votes will either happen *before* the polls are open or *after* the polls are closed, when there is nobody around except the election folks to tamper with the ballot box.

If Democrats run the elections in your precinct, show up early with a camera and stay late. Ask to follow the box all the way to the courthouse.

If they resist, say "If your work is honest, you have nothing to hide from me." Tell them you are one of the DNC's "10,000 lawyers"...that'll maybe let their guard down.

Don't campaign or politic or even make comments about anyone in political office. Come across as being apolitical as hell but watchful as a fox.

Evil does their business best in the dark.

Oh, and don't forget you can still use a camera even after the film has run out... :-)

[Gracey]

Thank you so much for sharing this article. IMO, if you look at the results of 2000 election, the Democratic Party won all the toss up elections, AFTER the inner cities waited for hours to submit their results. The results in every case, swung from being Republican victory...as predicted, to Democrat.

In Los Angeles County, CA, the "official" results showed Bush with 5% vote. I find that unbelievable when my LA Democrat relatives voted for Bush.

It's nice to see an editorial actually talking about this.

WAKE UP, AMERICA.....before your country is gone.....due to FRAUD!!!!!!

[Gracey]

You had some great statistics on this last election. You made me a believer in the fraud, even thought I knew but didn't want to believe how widespread it was.

IMO, after the Republicans won the House and Senate in 1994, the Clintonistas, Terry McAuliffe and Co, etc., put their fraud machinery into gear and vowed it would never happen again. They realized that this country was basically NOT Left/Demoncrat, but they couldn't give up their power and CONTROL.

They utilize/understand through computer models just how and where the FRAUD is needed. Then, IMO they use the UNIONS to do most of their dirty work, mostly in the inner city heavy Democrat precincts.

[Gracey]

You're right on Cookie. I've had the same problem with Republicans. They think that everyone is honest and decent, just like they. That's why Republicans are called Polite Wimps.

[Liz]

Stop the presses. Democrats are committing vote fraud.

And here's more late-breaking news........the sun is hot, and grass is green.

Trouble is arrogant Dems could care less that we, the people, know they are frauds.

[Mudboy Slim]

"Trouble is arrogant Dems could care less that we, the people, know they are frauds."

Depends on what percentage of LikelyVoters see the DemonRAT SCUM for what they are...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

"...the ACU (not ACLU) is setting up a fraud watch. Had a phone number and email: voterfraud@conservative.org"

I'm gonna take Tuesday off and help watch fer fraud however I can, but where it really matters are in States where there are close Senate races and Virginia ain't one of them!!

FReegards...MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

"democrats beat the STUPID party at every turn"

Not this year, my FRiend...NOT THIS YEAR!!!

FReegards...MUD

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[Bad~Rodeo]

Our 1-800 voter fraud hot-line # was turned-up yesterday in Texas Mom, thanks

[Flyer]

I am a poll watcher, appointed by the John Cornyn campaign. I worked early voting yesterday in a very heavy Democrat area. I witnessed massive illegal assitance with the voters. This is my first time to do this and I was very, very careful with my first challenge - I wanted to get it right. The election judge refused to accept my challenge.

I hope to find out what to do in this situation and return there today, and hopefully get some experienced poll watchers with me.

Hearing about vote fraud is one thing. Seeing it first hand is a real eye opener.

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