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onehandle

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Tue Jul 9, 2013, 12:23 PM Jul 2013

Nikki Haley Takes Heat After Report Blows Up 'Bogus' Voter Fraud Claims In South Carolina [View all]

Source: Huffington Post



For years, South Carolina Republicans have complained about the names of dead voters being used to cast ballots in a broad voter fraud scheme. Now that a recent report by the State Law Enforcement Division has blown up those claims, unable to find a single example of a "zombie voter" committing fraud, one Democrat is demanding that Gov. Nikki Haley (R) apologize for her party's "bogus" crusade.

In a statement released Monday, House Democratic Leader Todd Rutherford accused Haley and other Republicans of deliberately and deceptively pushing false claims for political gain.

"Now we have the proof that shows that the accusations of voter fraud were completely without merit," said Rutherford. "And once again, South Carolina's taxpayers have to foot the bill for the millions of dollars unnecessarily spent as a result of Governor Haley and her colleagues' incompetence and blind-ideology."

Rutherford went on to call for Haley and Republicans to "acknowledge that they were being dishonest about voter fraud" and to "apologize to the public."

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/09/nikki-haley-voter-fraud_n_3566194.html



Lying incompetent crook, again proven a lying incompetent crook.


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Another GOP scandal falling on its face, they just can't seem to get a good one going. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #1
The state Attorney General SCantiGOP Jul 2013 #23
Yeah, that's yesphan Jul 2013 #2
Now about that Election Fraud... RC Jul 2013 #3
Meanwhile they took down ACORN and we need ACORN more than ever. nt. graham4anything Jul 2013 #4
Amen graham4anything JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #7
It wasn't just "they" NewJeffCT Jul 2013 #16
no, it was based on REPUBLICAN LIES so it made it seem like something else. Nuance knows it. graham4anything Jul 2013 #17
Yes, it was based on O'Keefe's lies NewJeffCT Jul 2013 #18
Clearly, making the claim of voter fraud..... Sheepshank Jul 2013 #5
Why is it not a crime when an elected official intentionally lies to their citizens? AndyA Jul 2013 #6
... leaving Mitt Romney as America's only vote fraudster. sofa king Jul 2013 #8
No, he's not the only one. You forgot Ann Coulter. Jim Lane Jul 2013 #32
I'm surprised they didn't have a Republican run the investigation.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #9
Bald face lying pos. jessie04 Jul 2013 #10
good luck heaven05 Jul 2013 #11
Lies, delusions, grift and fraud ... it's all the Cons have ... brett_jv Jul 2013 #12
Apologize? Republicans brucefan Jul 2013 #13
Meanwhile In Colorado - SOS Flags 155 As Possible otohara Jul 2013 #14
Florida had a similar list. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #15
I don't get why Democrats at Federal level aren't on this. Organized voter suppression>isn't that an KittyWampus Jul 2013 #20
That is one of the few good things AG Holder has done. HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #24
I wonder if they ever examined Ann Coulter's Ilsa Jul 2013 #28
Interesting timing that she just opened up to the press today about abuse she suffered as a child. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #19
Good Grief DallasNE Jul 2013 #21
It's not about good governance with these folks. It's about control. nt nyquil_man Jul 2013 #22
Accusations that SLED is corrupt begin in 5...4...3... GoCubsGo Jul 2013 #25
A lying teabag of right wing shit jpak Jul 2013 #26
Same all over. They know their rationale is cover to disenfranchise people. DirkGently Jul 2013 #27
only the honorable admit when they are wrong Skittles Jul 2013 #29
K&R. (nt) Kurovski Jul 2013 #30
The articles I read, those written when the accusations were made, had the okaawhatever Jul 2013 #31
This was an excuse to gut the voter rights act. JRLeft Jul 2013 #33
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