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Romney Ryan Campaign Turns NH Voters Away While Busing In Others From Out Of State [View all]
Romney Ryan Campaign Turns NH Voters Away While Busing In Others From Out Of State
by NH LABOR NEWS
Being the "First in the Nation" primary state many people consider politics to be New Hampshire's unofficial sport. Granite Staters are well-informed when it comes to candidates. I myself like to listen to both sides before I make a decision on who I will vote for. This is why New Hampshire has so many registered "Independent" voters. However at a local Romney Ryan campaign stop New Hampshire voters were turned away in favor of busloads of Massachusetts residents.
Like many of the campaign stops in the Granite State, candidates like to give away tickets to the event. They usually send you to their website to register, and hope you will also "support" their campaign at the same time. This was no different for the Romney Ryan campaign.
The Republican Presidential campaign issued tickets online to New Hampshire voters, then sent an email late last night cancelling tickets for New Hampshire voters less than 12 hours before the event began. The following is a copy of an email received by one local voter around 11:00 pm last night:
From: "Eventbrite" <[email protected]>
Date: August 19, 2012 11:14:59 PM EDT
To: (email)
Subject: Order CANCELED for Victory Town Hall with Mitt Romney Paul Ryan and the GOP Team
Reply-To: [email protected]
Image of cancelation letter
The most appalling part of this email was that right now is that the cancellation message was that it appears that it was only sent to registered Democrats. A well-known Occupy NH member, and registered undeclared voter, gained entry without problem.
Some Granite Staters had not seen the campaign email before departing for the event this morning, and were notified of the cancellation only after waiting in line and presenting their printed tickets at the event door around 8:00 a.m. Romney staff promptly escorted blackballed individuals offsite; meanwhile several buses bearing Massachusetts license plates were seen unloading passengers at the event location.
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/20/1122304/-Romney-Ryan-Campaign-Turns-NH-Voters-Away-While-Busing-In-Others-From-Out-Of-State
by NH LABOR NEWS
Being the "First in the Nation" primary state many people consider politics to be New Hampshire's unofficial sport. Granite Staters are well-informed when it comes to candidates. I myself like to listen to both sides before I make a decision on who I will vote for. This is why New Hampshire has so many registered "Independent" voters. However at a local Romney Ryan campaign stop New Hampshire voters were turned away in favor of busloads of Massachusetts residents.
Like many of the campaign stops in the Granite State, candidates like to give away tickets to the event. They usually send you to their website to register, and hope you will also "support" their campaign at the same time. This was no different for the Romney Ryan campaign.
The Republican Presidential campaign issued tickets online to New Hampshire voters, then sent an email late last night cancelling tickets for New Hampshire voters less than 12 hours before the event began. The following is a copy of an email received by one local voter around 11:00 pm last night:
From: "Eventbrite" <[email protected]>
Date: August 19, 2012 11:14:59 PM EDT
To: (email)
Subject: Order CANCELED for Victory Town Hall with Mitt Romney Paul Ryan and the GOP Team
Reply-To: [email protected]
Image of cancelation letter
The most appalling part of this email was that right now is that the cancellation message was that it appears that it was only sent to registered Democrats. A well-known Occupy NH member, and registered undeclared voter, gained entry without problem.
Some Granite Staters had not seen the campaign email before departing for the event this morning, and were notified of the cancellation only after waiting in line and presenting their printed tickets at the event door around 8:00 a.m. Romney staff promptly escorted blackballed individuals offsite; meanwhile several buses bearing Massachusetts license plates were seen unloading passengers at the event location.
- more -
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/20/1122304/-Romney-Ryan-Campaign-Turns-NH-Voters-Away-While-Busing-In-Others-From-Out-Of-State
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