GOP distributing false sample ballots in Maryland

[Poiuyt]

The Maryland GOP has sunk to another new low. They bussed in homeless people from out-of-state to distribute fake, misleading sample ballots in Prince Georges County. The Governor's wife was right in the thick of this latest GOP scam:

Inaccurate sample ballots describing Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and Senate candidate Michael S. Steele as Democrats were handed out to voters in at least four polling sites in Prince George's County this morning.

The ballots were handed out by people who said they arrived by buses this morning from Pennsylvania and Delaware.

Erik Markle, one of the people handing out literature for Ehrlich, who is seeking reelection, and Steele, the current lieutenant governor who is campaigning to replace retiring Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D), said he was recruited at a homeless shelter in Philadelphia.

After a two-hour bus ride to Maryland, Markle said the workers were greeted early this morning by first lady Kendel Ehrlich, who thanked them as they were outfitted in T-shirts and hats with the logo for Ehrlich's reelection campaign. Nearly all of those recruited, Markle said, are poor and black. Workers traveled to Maryland in at least seven large buses.

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http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/11/gop-distributing-false-sample-ballots.html

[warrens]

1. They never quit, do they? nt

[kenny blankenship]

2. Wow even MORE proof Republicans are opposed to democracy

and prefer to seize power through force and fraud.

[deepthought42]

3. I am so glad I didn't for him!

Not that I was seriously considering it anyway....

[RufusEarl]

5. deepthoughts, i'm sure you were going to say vote for him!

i'm pleased as well you never considered it! And welcome to DU, it's a great place.

[deepthought42]

10. I never wanted him elected in the first place. Go O'Malley!

and thank you! It's an exciting night to be here! First time I've enjoyed an election since...well, since before I could vote!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. Why Does The GOPU Hate African Americans And Think They Are Stupid?

eom

[marions ghost]

6. the ends justify the means

:thumbsdown:

but I'm glad some of this is getting out there, with obvious connections to Repug honchos

any similar ploys on the Dem side? (I hear crickets)

[Cameron27]

7. They better get jail time for this shit.

No fines; handcuffed and bussed off to jail with "Lady Kendel" leading the pack.:mad:

[Warren DeMontague]

8. If they want to join the party, they have to register. Just like everybody else.

But although this is despicable, it does mean they know a quality brand when they see one.

(D)

[renate]

9. if they're embarrassed to be Republicans, why don't they switch?

Not to becoming Democrats (we wouldn't want 'em anyway) but to becoming Independents. (Not that Independents would want them either, but "Independent," strictly speaking, means that a person doesn't belong to any party, right?)