WASHINGTON - A flier warning that Republicans could try to intimidate voters on Tuesday in the battleground state of Pennsylvania drew a sharp rebuke from John McCain’s camp.
The flier circulating in Lancaster County tells voters to be on alert for attempts to challenge their eligibility, according to McCain backer and former Sen. John Danforth.
He said the flier warns students and “people of color” they could be targeted, and some people might be told they cannot vote if they did not cast a ballot in the primaries, are delinquent on child support or have outstanding parking tickets.
Danforth said the idea that Republicans will attempt to intimidate voters is “absolutely false.”
“These are practices that are flatly repudiated by the McCain-Palin campaign,” he told reporters via conference call.
“It’s possible to create a lot of smoke by alleging things that are just flatly untrue and are not happening,” he added.
McCain backers are concerned, however, about the potential for voter fraud. Danforth mentioned the community group ACORN, which Republicans seized on after workers were accused of faking thousands of voter registrations.
See something suspicious? The McCain camp has set up a phone line for voters to report fraud, intimidation or other problems at the polls.
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Photo credit: Reuters/Jim Bourg (Voters arrive to cast absentee ballots in Maryland)
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The biggest shot McCain has is that Democrats don’t bother to show up at the voting booth. They talk a good game, but the Republicans are the ones who actually pull the levers in an election. Therefore, McCain supporters should take some heart from that fact. I think Democrats are simply more apathetic. McCain has a real shot at winning. It all depends on who casts an actual ballot. Good luck, United States citizens!
- Posted by Denny MackI agree that everyone should behave. Today I saw an Obama sign that had red paint spilled on it. And then I had my McCain signs taken out of my front yard.
Peace to all, we can get past this.
Signed,
- Posted by Jenn DeePeaceful McCain Supporter
repubs need to purge their party of all rove-esque personage. these people will stop at nothing to win. they care not about what is good for all. remember - of the people, by the people, for the people. we need to gather as a collective one and TAKE BACK our country. no longer can we vote blindly along party lines. nor can we be so naive as to believe everything we are told. we are CITIZENS, not CONSUMERS. go obama/biden
- Posted by Eloise