A whiff of Koch-backed foul play in Wisconsin recalls

[struggle4progress]

Tuesday, Aug 2, 2011 11:03 ET
By Natasha Lennard

Something is rotten in the state of Wisconsin -- and the Koch-backed advocacy group Americans for Prosperity is behind it.

The second round of state Senate recall elections is scheduled for Aug. 9 -- when six Republicans will face Democratic challengers -- and voters have been sent absentee ballot applications. The problem is, Democratic voters in a number of districts received mailers advising that they return absentee ballots by Aug. 11 (two days too late to be counted). The misleading notices came from AFP ...

http://www.salon.com/news/wisconsin/?story=/politics/war_room/2011/08/02/koch_group_wisconsin_recall_wrong_date_absentee_ballot

[Blue Owl]

1. How quickly a whiff becomes a stench...

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[mh74562]

3. +1

[Stargazer99]

2. How about some legal fines and punishment?

I'm sure if a democrat tried this dirty trick all hell would have broken loose. Can we make sure Big Eddy and others bring this up to the TV audience?