Maryland Republicans....
GOP Fliers Apparently Were Part Of Strategy
Md. Tactics Similar To Ones in 2002
On board, 300 mostly poor African Americans from Philadelphia ate doughnuts, sipped coffee and prepared to spend the day at the Maryland polls. After an early morning greeting from Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s wife, Kendel, they would fan out in white vans across Prince George's County and inner-city Baltimore, armed with thousands of fliers that appeared to be designed to trick black Democrats into voting for the two Republican candidates.
The glossy fliers bore photos of black Democratic leaders on the front. Under the headline "Democratic Sample Ballot" were boxes checked in red for Ehrlich and Senate candidate Michael S. Steele, who were not identified as Republicans. Their names were followed by a long list of local Democratic candidates.
The worst part of this story IMO:
Republican leaders have defended the Election Day episode as an accepted element of bare-knuckle politics.
I hate politics....I hate that this story will be forgotton/ignored by tomorrow
It won't be ignored by those black voters for a long while....
Posted by
Anonymous |
6:48 PM
My husband got one & threw it out. Darn! What a collectable that would be!
Posted by
UU-Mom |
3:01 AM