GOP's SOP in Racine—Harass Voters, Cry Fraud with No Evidence

John Lehman, the winner as GOP cries fraud
to a credulous and dumbed-down media

Bluecheddar has the story.

The Wisconsin Republisphere seems to be doing all it can do to discredit the election of State Senator John Lehman – the one Democratic Party winner from June 5th.

To help justify the recount ordered by Van Wanggaard, the GOP is laying down stories like bread crumbs, leading a compliant media and audience to focus on alleged fraud, especially in Racine. ...

Record Turn out

Wisconsin state senate district 21

I spoke with a man I’ll call J. first online and then on the phone [He requested that I keep his anonymity for this blog post]. On June 5 he shuttled voters from their homes to polling places in Racine.

It was the first time he’d ever done this and he did so as a non-partisan volunteer. He told me he witnessed intimidation, harassment, and grabbing of personal documents on the part of Republican observers.

Additionally, he arrived 15 minutes after at least 10 voters were locked out of the Martin Luther King center polling station. Bystanders told him about that lock-out incident — he did not see it first-hand.

GOP Con Game Goes on

“Over 70,000 people voted yesterday in a historic election. We know that there are a number of outstanding absentee ballots, voting irregularities, and that there were problems across the county in the unofficial tally of ballots,” said Van Wanggaard on June 6.

"Accusations of voter fraud," reads the WISC TV broadcast Friday morning news banner.

"The Racine County Sheriff's Office is investigating possible voting irregularities in the June 5 recall election," reads the WISC website, echoing reports across the state.

No evidence presented. No problem for Wisconsin media which run GOP propaganda for free.

Need to cast doubt on an election with no evidence? Need to delay a democrat assuming office? Dumbed-down Wisconsin media is there for you, the Republican party.

Hours later on Friday and losing GOP state senate candidate, incumbent Republican Van Wanggaard, says he wants a recount, citing voting irregularities.