Thom Hartmann: Has AFP election fraud been exposed in WI?

[Fire Walk With Me]

"The billionaire Koch brothers have moved in and are attacking democracy in the state. With recall elections against Republican state senators just around the corner - the Koch-funded Astroturf group Americans for Prosperity is reaching into their bag of dirty tricks to keep their buddies in power at any cost. The group is sending what look like absentee ballots - but with late return dates written on them - to trick Democratic voters in two districts where Republicans are facing recall. The fliers urge Democrats to turn in their ballots by August 11th - even though the election is August 9th. Very clever...But besides blatant - and possibly illegal - voter suppression - Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity is also spending the big bucks on slanted TV ads - purchasing $150000 in television ad time in Milwaukee. Wisconsin Democrats have filed a complaint against Americans For Prosperity demanding they stop the voter suppression tactics. For more on this - Thom is joined by the State Representative Jennifer Shilling, one of the six Democrats running to unseat incumbent Republicans in the Wisconsin recall elections next Tuesday."

http://www.thomhartmann.com/bigpicture/thom-hartmann-has-afp-election-fraud-been-exposed-wi

[villager]

1. Yes, but nothing will be actually done about it...

I think the streets -- rather than the rigged ballot box -- may be the only remaining option.

though of course best wishes to Wisconsin in "Operation Recall..."

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. I cannot see Eric Holder lifting a finger on this issue.

He has instructions to be extra nice to all GOPers, so the chances of doing the right thing are nil.

[elocs]

3. Perhaps people have missed the story posted last night at the top of the DU homepage:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4945252

Source: Hudson Patch

When Charles Shultz received an absentee ballot application form in the mail on Thursday, July 28, it didn't take long before he found something fishy with it.

The mailer, sent by conservative advocacy group Americans For Prosperity (AFP) to his North Hudson home, included directions to mail the application to Madison instead of his village clerk.

"It seems to me like it was an effort by this organization to delay the process or make the process more complicated," Shultz said. "And, of course the date of when it should be returned was wrong."

That set off red flags for Shultz.

Read more: http://hudson-wi.patch.com/articles/north-hudson-man-fi...

So yes, AFP election fraud has been exposed in Wisconsin. Election fraud only has a realistic chance to work in a close election with voter apathy and Democrats should have none of that.

There is no excuse for Democrats not to turn out in massive numbers to vote in these recall elections.

[Fire Walk With Me]

4. Missed it, thanks for the heads-up!