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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVirginia officials confirm criminal election fraud investigation of Gingrich campaign
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=9099Had the same thing been carried out by a worker for the now-defunct ACORN, Republicans --- and even Newt Gingrich --- would have called it massive "voter fraud". But the 1,500 acts of fraud, by Gingrich's own admission, were carried out by a worker hired by his campaign, so it seems the media have barely noticed it.
Nonetheless, The BRAD BLOG has received confirmation from two different state agencies that the 1,500 alleged cases of ballot petition fraud said to have been carried out on behalf of the Gingrich campaign, in their unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the Republican primary ballot in Virginia, is now being carried out by the state Attorney General's office.
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Neither he nor his campaign, however, have made the name of the alleged "one guy" public, to our knowledge, despite the extraordinary number of fraudulent signatures created and turned in by that "one guy" in what an official at the Virginia State Board of Elections (SBE) described to us as "definitely an illegal act".
News of the embarrassing criminal investigation is confirmed today, even as voters go to the polls for Florida's 2012 GOP Primary, where Gingrich is facing off against front-runner Mitt Romney who, ironically --- and uncomfortably enough for Republicans --- may also find himself the subject of a criminal voter fraud investigation in the not-too-distant future...
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Virginia officials confirm criminal election fraud investigation of Gingrich campaign (Original Post)
Scuba
Jan 2012
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seabeyond
(110,159 posts)1. amazing how much lack of voter integrity we are hearing when it is all about the repug. surprise.
ellenfl
(8,660 posts)3. what's really amazing is who's doing the investigation.
the repub establishment REALLY wants gingrich out.
ellen fl
countingbluecars
(4,766 posts)4. Exactly,
and the governor wants to be Romney's VP.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)5. i know. what a hoot to get gingrich in. that may give it all to us.
he would be such an eye opener for all the people that are not listening, that will listen later.
i real opportunity for us.
repugs recognize. romney has the money and that almost always assures a win
Scuba
(53,475 posts)6. Bingo. In the long run, it will pay off to support Newt now.
eShirl
(18,490 posts)2. always scrutinize the right for whatever they are accusing the left of doing
always