If you signed the petition, don't bother voting
Reports: Robo-calls lying to Wisconsin voters
By MACKENZIE WEINGER, Politico.com, 6/5/12 1:10 PM EDT
By MACKENZIE WEINGER, Politico.com, 6/5/12 1:10 PM EDT
Updated: 6/5/12 4:13 PM EDT
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said his campaign is contacting Wisconsin residents to counter reports of a robo-call that says anyone who signed a petition to recall Gov. Scott Walker doesn’t have to vote in Tuesday’s election.
Barrett, the Democrat challenging the Republican governor, said he has recorded a robo-call of his own telling people that signing a petition wasn’t enough and that they do have to cast a ballot, WisPolitics.com reported. There have been a number of reports of Wisconsin residents receiving calls saying that their signature on the recall petition counts as their vote.
“I recorded a robo-call telling people, yes, you do have to do that, and we’ll be sending that to people who signed the recall petition so they know they do have to vote,” Barrett said at a campaign event Monday night.
Meanwhile, Barrett for Wisconsin finance director Mary Urbina-McCarthy emailed supporters late Monday, writing, “Reports coming into our call center have confirmed that Walker’s allies just launched a massive wave of voter suppression calls to recall petition signers,” according to Salon.com.
(More here.)
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said his campaign is contacting Wisconsin residents to counter reports of a robo-call that says anyone who signed a petition to recall Gov. Scott Walker doesn’t have to vote in Tuesday’s election.
Barrett, the Democrat challenging the Republican governor, said he has recorded a robo-call of his own telling people that signing a petition wasn’t enough and that they do have to cast a ballot, WisPolitics.com reported. There have been a number of reports of Wisconsin residents receiving calls saying that their signature on the recall petition counts as their vote.
“I recorded a robo-call telling people, yes, you do have to do that, and we’ll be sending that to people who signed the recall petition so they know they do have to vote,” Barrett said at a campaign event Monday night.
Meanwhile, Barrett for Wisconsin finance director Mary Urbina-McCarthy emailed supporters late Monday, writing, “Reports coming into our call center have confirmed that Walker’s allies just launched a massive wave of voter suppression calls to recall petition signers,” according to Salon.com.
(More here.)
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2 Comments:
If the robo- calls took place it is a bad thing and those involved should be prosecuted. At the same time, is it fair to wonder of how qualified you are to vote if you could be fooled into thinking that you do not have to vote because you signed a petition? What does it say about the faith liberals have in their supporters to even be concerned about such nonsense>
with over 2.5 million votes cast, I don't think Wisconsites were fooled by the faux robo-calls.
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