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.
“I’m going out on a limb and predicting Corzine wins 45-44-11. After all this is New Jersey we’re talking about.”
I don’t think you’re going out on a limb. Your numbers are almost exactly what I predicted: 46 - 44 - 10, with Corzine winning.
In a word....YES!
...if they can. Ok, 4 words. :D
Do bears poop in the woods?
Yep. It is New Jersey after all.
Poll workers' names should be public record. Get the word out that any shenanigans in a voting precinct will be their responsibility. Any fraudulent votes that are counted, or ID not checked will be held against them.
All we ask is an honest election. Anyone who allows any less will have their name and address posted on line as a cheater. Any Judge who upholds corruption or allows late voting should also be noted for all the world to see.
I think absentee ballots need to be banned. This is where most of the fraud occurs in almost every incident. There must be another way.
Are they going to steal the election? They’re sure going to try.
Don’t count the vote until the liberal judges do. :)
I am sure they have a few tricks, but they better tread lightly. I’m not so sure the American public will tolerate many more stolen elections.
This is what the Christie campaign is worried about.
I’v elive in NJ all my life. If a cardboard cut out ran as a Dem it would win. As a matter of reflex people vote Dem here. ACORN is all over Newark and Paterson , signing up people dying in hospitals and suck other bullshit. How they get away with it is beyond belief. Voter fraud , as long as it’s done by dems , is simply OK in the USA .
If we elect Corzine thn we deserve to get taxed to death and we deserve to be the 3rd world toilet of a state that we are becoming. Wanna see what NJ has become? Go the the Wallmarts in Secaucus and see if you can spot 1 American in the crowd , I dare you.SPOT ONE and I’ll give you $100 on the spot.
By the way, anything new on that investigation of the 40,000 fraudulent ACORN votes they found in Minnesota? Are they going to have a serious investigation? A new election? A special prosecutor? The Secretary of State of Minnestota looking into this? The Governor? Anyone? Anything? Hellooo, anyone there, or is this just going to be dropped? What did Franken "win" by after all the recounts? Wasn't it a 200-300 vote "win"? 200-300 pales with 40,000!. . What a joke. .
Nope!
Uneffinbelievable! So now What? We just let it go and the Jokester Franken sits in Washington? Governor Pawlenty, what are You doing about this? " . some 40,000 questionable votes STILL remain unchallenged by anyone. . " You want to run for President, then get rid of Franken! That would do it!
Let’s roll. Draft one , post it.Ill do my part. This is what we need to do. It be nice to see someone red handed pulling off this crap . Video tape my friends.
this is what I don’t get . Why can’t a mob of angry citizens take this info to the authorities and DEMAND they get justice.You know , conservatives and white peopl ecan demand justice. We need to grab causes like this , one at a time if need be and flood them with non stop eveery day pressure untill they can’t ignore it . Then move on to the next case. Little by little dismantling the bastards .
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.