Scuffle erupts over Green Party's Pa. ballot petitions

[LiviaOlivia]

Scuffle erupts over Green Party's Pa. ballot petitions
Aug. 18, 2006
MARC LEVY
Associated Press
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/politics/15306851.htm

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A scuffle broke out Friday between campaign volunteers counting signatures to determine whether the Green Party's candidate for U.S. Senate can appear on the November ballot.

About six people filled out police reports after the minor fight in a state Capitol office building was broken up.

Democrats have challenged the validity of some of the signatures on the Green Party's petition, fearing that its candidate, Carl Romanelli, could siphon votes away from Democrat Bob Casey as he tries to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Rick Santorum.

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The Green Party is being aided by volunteers who signed in from Santorum's campaign, and the signature counters have been arguing all week, witnesses said. The fight on Friday was the first physical altercation, they said.

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[blue neen]

1. Here's more:

"Romanelli has acknowledged that most of the $100,000 that his campaign spent gathering signatures probably came from GOP donors, including some who also gave money to Santorum."

Of course, the stink comes from the Santorum campaign. The man is absolute poison to our state.

[LiviaOlivia]

2. And another fight in Maryland

Supporters Scuffle At Candidate Forum
By Ovetta Wiggins
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 18, 2006

The increasingly contentious race between U.S. Rep. Albert R. Wynn and his main Democratic primary challenger, Donna Edwards, led to a police call during a forum Wednesday night when a member of Wynn's team allegedly hit a volunteer for Edwards's campaign.

The fight outside the forum in Largo echoed the verbal pounding that Wynn endured from Edwards, a Prince George's County civic activist who has mounted a lively challenge to the seven-term incumbent congressman.

Several Edwards supporters said they were riding in a caravan to the forum at Prince George's Community College when they noticed a fight.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/17/AR2006081701531.html

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3. ''The fight outside the forum in Largo echoed

the verbal pounding that Wynn endured from Edwards, a Prince George's County civic activist who has mounted a lively challenge to the seven-term incumbent congressman.''

that's the part i like.

let me repeat -- cause it's sooo good ''the verbal pounding that Wynn endured from Edwards,''

[brentspeak]

5. Here's Wynn's genius criticism of Edwards:

"She's never had to cast a vote," Wynn said. "No one knows who she is or what she's done. . . . She is critical of my votes. She says I shouldn't make mistakes, but she's never had to cast a vote."

"She's never had to cast a vote" -- that's because you're the one who's holding the seat she's running for, dummy!

[FreeStateDemocrat]

6. Edwards attacked Wynn on his votes supporting the war in Iraq, the repeal

of the estate tax and changes in bankruptcy law." Another Looserman puke clone masquerading as a Democrat.

[brentspeak]

7. You mean, Wynn.

[cyberpj]

4. At least passionate people are involved at the grassroots level. nt