Ah, the Democrats. Committed to the democratic process.
Workers at Bucks County’s voter registration office fielded 70 calls on Tuesday and dozens more this past week from residents worried they wouldn’t be able to vote on Election Day.
The reason: a series of Democratic Party absentee ballot letters — under the letterhead of the fictitious Pennsylvania Voter Assistance Office — warning recipients that their ability to vote in November could be threatened.
“They are concerned because, number one they think it is from us, and number two they don’t understand why they are receiving it,” said Deena Dean, director of Bucks County’s election office. “They don’t understand why their participation in the upcoming election might be in jeopardy.”
Republicans blasted the letters, with a spokesman calling them “deeply troubling.”
Concerned about an “enthusiasm gap” with Republicans, Democrats are going to great lengths to urge their voters to cast ballots in the midterm election. In Bucks County, Democrats have a voter registration edge, but recent polls suggest 8th District Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy is trailing Republican Mike Fitzpatrick
.The Voter Assistance Office letters, spearheaded by the Bucks County Democratic Party, are part of the turnout effort. The last of the three mailings warns the recipient that it is the “THIRD and FINAL notice.”
“By failing to return the enclosed documents, you may be placing your ability to participate in this year’s general election at risk,” the letter reads.
Seriously . . . real parties don’t try to fool people into voting absentee if they don’t want to.
Sounds like those false emails and other similar devices that fraudsters and criminals use to try to dupe people into divulging their personal and financial information - making people think they are responding to a reputable vendor or some official agency. Last time I checked, those people got arrested and prosecuted when caught. My guess is we won't hear much of anything about this sort of thing when it's done by a county Democratic committee.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseHere's another dirty trick the dems will pull this cycle: accuse Tea Partiers of voter intimidation, have a front group sue over it, & get the MSM to run with the story to take down the TP's popularity.
Don't let them do it people; bring a video camera with you to the polls & get a copy of the vid to anyone who's falsely accused.
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Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThis is depressing...
"GOPers Acknowledge Problems in Pennsylvania"
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Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThe blog post may be a warning sign, but I do not consider it depressing. In fact, this is the wake-up call the Toomey campaign needs.
It will be really depressing if in the governor's race, Tom Corbett starts to trail Dan Onorato. I doubt there are that many voters even in PA who will vote for Corbett for governor and Sestak for senator.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI think 2010 will go down in history as the year voter fraud became the standard for Dem victories.
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