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Posted on 11/01/2009 9:26:38 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine is locked in the political fight of his life. With just hours left before voting, polls show a neck-and-neck race between Corzine and GOP candidate Chris Christie, with Independent candidate Chris Daggett pulling significant support. Obama and VP Biden are making last ditch pitches for the embattled governor. But evidence is building that Corzine’s campaign may see its only salvation is in rigging the election.
The first sign is a straight-up dirty trick. Daggett’s run for office is certainly convenient for Corzine, as he will help split any anti-Corzine vote. And, as a Corzine political appointee, one wonders if his candidacy wasn’t a set up to begin with. Now, in the final days of the campaign, it appears state democrats are paying for robo calls supporting Independent Chris Daggett. First reported here, the robo calls attack Christie (but not Corzine) and promote Daggett. At the end of the call, it is mentioned that the calls are paid for by a “project of the NJSDC.” No idea what that acronym stands for, but New Jersey State Democratic Committee, isn’t too big of a stretch. More interesting is the fact that the return number on the calls is the same number that was used to promote Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s election in closing days of the 2006 race.
More telling that the fix is in, however, is the sudden appearance of ACORN on the scene. Not by name, mind you, as their reputation is so tarnished that even New Jersey Democrats don’t want to be associated with them. No, in New Jersey ACORN sought cover behind its big brother, SEIU, specifically SEIU Local 32BJ.
The political director for the SEIU local is Pete r Colavito. Just last year, he was ACORN’s political director in New York, working directly under Bertha Lewis, ACORN’s CEO and co-chair of ACORN-backed Working Families Party. He was, and remains, a top official and board member of the Working Families Party in New York. In fact, his wife is currently an employee of the Working Families Party. Corzine has made much of his endorsement by the SEIU local, failing to mention the union’s deep ties to both ACORN and its Working Families Party in New York.
These ties are starting to appear, however. GOP officials recently received a phone tip from a hospital in Newark, reporting that people in ACORN t-shirts were in the home signing up and collecting absentee ballots. New Jersey law allows anyone to take up to 10 absentee ballots at a time. The tipster reported seeing individuals in the ACORN shirts entering the hospital with blank absentee ballots and leaving with completed ballots. There are reports out of Camden, New Jersey that voters are discovering that absentee ballots have already been submitted under their name. They did not authorize these ballots. Early reports suggested that the number of absentee ballots ‘requested’ in Camden city is higher than in any previous election. This will no doubt spark confusion on election day. Possibly anticipating this confusion, the state Democratic Committee recently sent a letter to the Secretary of State, arguing that any absentee ballots that is rejected should still be counted as “provisional” votes. The letter complained that almost 3,000 absentee ballots had already been rejected “solely on the basis of a comparison of their signature to the signature on record.” Solely? If the signature of the voter doesn’t match the signature on the ballot, is there really a reason to look at anything else. The letter from the state Democrats suggests that election officials should simply verify that the address on the absentee ballot matches the address on record. Right, and my bank should go ahead and cash any suspicious check as long as the address on the check matches my home address.
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Ping.
Love to see if any Obama administration finger prints are on this.
Yep.
Said it before and I’ll say it again.
Where is the FBI? Why is there not a RICO lawsuit against these groups? What a joke the legal system in the USA has become. Michael Corleone runs the country now.
If this one is truly close, Corzine will win.
The collectivists will have all hands on deck to steal this particular election, as O-hole has put his reputation on the line for this.
Accordingly, they may lose elsewhere, as the rent-a-mob beast handlers cannot be two places at one time.
ACORN got refunded as of November 1 — today. Expect them to show their face.
Said it before and I’ll say it again.
Where is the FBI? Why is there not a RICO lawsuit against these groups? What a joke the legal system in the USA has become. Michael Corleone runs the country now.
The FBI? The organization which made Ruby Ridge, Waco and Filegate possible? The organization which was the principal brain trust for FEMA cadre?
I agree about the joke, but the joke is old now.
YES !!
“...specifically SEIU Local 32BJ.”
Monica Lewinsky’s back in to politics.
My guess - sure they will steal the election! Until both State and Federal law enforcement becomes involved, it will continue to happen. Now don’t you just expect Federal help in this election? - heh.
I have given up on elections these days - just hope that the difference between parties is so large as not to be a problem. We have become a banana republic as far as election fairness is concerned. Way past time to go back to the paper ballot with a trail...
Any New Jersey Freepers who are able to, should stake out their local polling place with a video camera.
As history has shown, video and audio really makes an impact on people.
And it might help to intimidate SEIU and ACORN thugs into behaving.
FOLLOW THE PHONY: Patrick (SEIU, WORKINGFAMILIESPARTY, sorta ACORN) Gaspard is Obama’s Karl Rove. Expose him & you expose Obama.
about 3 hours ago from web
Reply
Andy ‘Most Obama WhiteHouse Visits’ Stern: Why allow for SEIU union members to call blackman ‘N word’ & beat up? Where’s ‘social justice’?
about 6 hours ago from web
http://twitter.com/andrewbreitbart
Illegal intimidation! Not allowed! (My guess with this administration)...
These elections will continue to be stolen until the actual physical turnout is so large that the combined vote tally is greater than registered voters in the state.
Even now, I don't hear any precinct by precinct analyses to show how close to the maximum the turnout is getting.
-PJ
On a practical matter, the force for dealing with voter fraud may come from the polling firms like Rassmussen and Gallup. If it appears that voter fraud is going opposite of the way the polls are indicating, the credibility of Rassmussen, Zogby, the Battleground people, etc., will be affected.
-PJ
No, not even Michael Corleone could f*** it up this bad.
There’s nothing illegal about it, as long as you keep your distance from the voting booths.
But NJ voters need to keep an eye out for union thugs and professional disruptors who will try to steal these elections.
If Corzine gets beat, it will send shockwaves through the White House! No matter how Gibbs tries to spin it at the White House press briefing!
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