Washington Post interactive map: Rove's 2004 Election federal "Asset Deployment"

[DeepModem Mom]

Rove's Asset Deployment

Before the 2004 election, the White House political team directed appointees to tout grants, policy decisions and other administration actions in competitive states for the presidential race and key media markets. Top officials also traveled on official business to districts with close congressional elections in coordination with the president's team.

The Washington Post analyzed the travel of two Cabinet members and their immediate deputies. More than three-quarters of the trips in the final five months (before) the election were in areas identified by the White House more than a year earlier, according to documents obtained by congressional investigators. Many of the rest were in areas with close congressional races.

Link to interactive map: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/interactives/rovetrips/?hpid=topnews

[bleever]

1. Ohio: Steven Griles, convicted crook:

"August 11: Saybrook Township, Ohio
J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary
With Rep. Steven C. LaTourette (R-Ohio), promoted an agreement that allowed a school to be built near an endangered species site."

[DeepModem Mom]

Sickening, isn't it, Bleeve? nt

[Solly Mack]

2. and off he walks into the sunset....

[DeepModem Mom]

4. Instead of frog-marched. nt

[Solly Mack]

5. Thanks for posting the map...it's very interesting

[DeepModem Mom]

6. You're welcome! This whole thing is a pretty amazing piece of reporting. nt

[Solly Mack]

10. I saw this....and went hmmmm

October 27: Albuquerque, N.M.
David W. Anderson, Assistant Secretary
With Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), groundbreaking for new Indian programs training center.

Sen. Pete Domenici and Rove...from DOJ to this...connected at the hip

[Yael]

3. Certainly was some concentrated activity in Ohio...

[DeepModem Mom]

7. a.m. kick

[KittyWampus]

8. quick, stupid question o'the day- is this illegal? Violates Hatch Act? Must read article

thanks.

[DeepModem Mom]

9. None of the articles I've read have said Hatch Act was violated; say INVESTIGATING...

to see if the Act was violated.

[MH1]

11. K &R

[spanone]

12. using tax-payer money to steal an election....another criminal endeavor

[DeepModem Mom]

13. Kicking for any who want to check out their area on the map.

[Spazito]

14. Looks like Florida and Ohio were major targets....

for both fed "visits" and vote stealing. I bet were the WP to map out the "visits" of the other Cabinet Ministers and their deputies, that mapping would show a concentration in Florida and Ohio.