Posted on 06/14/2010 11:27:02 AM PDT by wastedpotential
He lost to a total unknown, and now the former South Carolina lawmaker is calling foul.
Vic Rawl, a former state Representative, filed a formal protest on Monday contesting the shocking primary "win" of Alvin Greene.
"We have filed this protest not for my personal or political gain, but on behalf of the people of South Carolina," the Democratic hopeful said in a statement on his official Web site.
"There is a cloud over South Carolina, that affects all of our people, Democrats and Republicans, white and African-American alike," he said. "At this point, the people of our state do not have the basic confidence that their vote will be counted."
Greene, an unemployed Army veteran who reportedly lives with his dad, surprised everyone by winning the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate last week. That victory was quickly criticized, since the 32-year-old never campaigned and raised little to no funds.
Rawl, on the contrary, spent millions on his campaign and seemed to be the odds-on favorite.
"The strange circumstances surrounding Tuesday's vote require a thorough investigation," the Circuit Court Judge said. "For better or worse, this protest process is the only platform currently available for that investigation."
Rawl cites election irregularities as a possible culprit. Greene won Tuesday with nearly 59 percent of the vote to his 41 percent, but the former candidate suggests voting may have been corrupted.
"Many voters and poll workers... continue to contact us with their stories of extremely unusual incidents while trying to vote and administer this election," Rawl said. "These range from voters who repeatedly pressed the screen for me only to have the other candidate's name appear, to poll workers who had to change program cards multiple times."
Some Democratic pundits and politicians have suggested Greene could be a "plant," funded by a person or group, in an effort to aide the Republicans.
"Some Republican operative saw this as a chance to mess with the Democratic nominating process," Dick Harpootlian, former South Carolina democratic party chairman, recently told Keith Olberman on MSNBC.
Greene has denied he is a plant, but has not explained where he obtained the $10,400 needed to file as a candidate.
"It raises the question, did somebody assist him in filing?" Harpootlian told the Washington Post.
Others have actually questioned Greene's "mental" capacity.
"About two questions into a conversation with [Greene], it would become apparent that he is not probably fit to answer the questions befitting a Senate candidate," State Rep. Todd Rutherford, a Democrat, told Fox News.
On top of the conspiracy theories floating around Greene, there is also his pending criminal case regarding pornography.
Court records show Greene was arrested in November and charged with showing obscene Internet photos to a University of South Carolina co-ed, a felony. He has yet to enter a plea or be indicted.
The GOP has denied any involvement with Greene or his primary win.
"For the people of South Carolina, getting to the bottom of Tuesday’s results will build confidence, either way," Rawl said.
No,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Any chance 'the people' voted for the Black Man? The Historic First Black man from S.C. to...
Obamah isn't any brighter than Alvin Greene and 'the people' voted for the Black Man.
“Dick Harpootlian, former South Carolina democratic party chairman, recently told Keith Olberman on MSNBC.”
“Harpootlian?”
“Sloppy, erroneous” and “journalism” - aren’t those synonyms anymore?
I do not think they are`protesting because Greene is a balck man they are protesting because he was not their black man.
more popcorn.
This might be a good thing. If the courts rule that Greene is mentally incompetent it would open the door for Republicans to charge that Obama is also mentally incompetent.
If mental competency is a requirement for elected office, I’d say there is going to be a bunch of vacancies.
There are so MANY who should be removed for mental incompetency. For instance, how mentally competent can a person be who votes for a massive bill without knowing what’s in it?
Yo, why dey pickin’ on a brotha? That racis’.
Well, Georgia has a Congressman who thinks Guam will flip over if too Marines are stationed there, so mental health obviously isn’t a big Democrat priority.
“He lost to a total unknown”
They should get used to it......there is plenty more where that came from. :)
$10,400 for the opportunity to run for public office.
Isn’t that like a Poll Tax of sorts?
I can’t imagine why any entry fee should be more than $25. Someone ‘splain it to me, please.
I’d vote for the guy on the left. The guy on the right looks like a criminal, or at least extremely untrustworthy.
Actually, he reminds me of the incompetent public defender from the movie My Cousin Vinnie.
West Virginia has a Senator who seems barely alive, and has to be wheeled into the chambers whenever they really need a vote.
If Bobby Byrd can say “Cicero”, he can vote.
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