FL Dem Accuses Primary Opponent of 'Rovian Dirty Tricks'

[babsbunny]

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6256

Congressional Candidate/Whistleblower Clint Curtis Says Primary Opponent Suzanne Kosmas Staffers Made Illegal, Deceptive Campaign Calls from Dem Party Offices, Phone Lines
Precinct Captain Email Says Kosmas Staffers Claimed to be from FDP, Deceptive Scheme Revealed by Caller ID...



A Democratic candidate running in a contested primary for the U.S. House seat representing Florida's 24th Congressional District has filed an official complaint with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), alleging that his opponent has been making illegal and deceptive campaign calls from within the Florida Democratic Party (FDP) offices, on party phone lines.

In a statement sent to The BRAD BLOG blasting his opponent, Clint Curtis described the tactics being used by the Suzanne Kosmas campaign as "the worst example of Rovian dirty tricks."

Curtis, a Florida computer programmer turned well-known vote-rigging/anti-corruption whistleblower (see BRAD BLOG's years-long coverage of Curtis here) has filed a complaint charging that paid campaign staffers for his opponent in the August 26th Democratic Primary, former state Rep. Kosmas, "have been contacting Democratic primary election voters and fraudulently identifying themselves as calling on behalf of the Florida Democratic Party," according to the campaign's press release.

[Dr.Phool]

1. I wouldn't say it's fraudulent.

This is the Florida Democratic Party we're talking about here. They probably were from the FDP!

I know that the party is supposed to remain neutral in the primaries, but they don't, in violation of their own rules. I could name you a dozen progressive candidates they fucked over in 2006.

And the FDP and the DCCC screwed Clint when they recruited Kosmas to run against him.

[madfloridian]

2. Kosmas is the establishment's pick. Wasserman Schultz campaigns for her

when she won't even campaign for Dems in her own district.

The party dems will ignore Curtis, just as they are doing John Russell. They will consider them non-entities.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/1619

That's how things are done here in FL