ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The campaign of former Maryland governor Robert Ehrlich has reported paying $14,000 in the final days of the governor's race to a political operative who says he sent robocalls on Election Day suggesting Democrats didn't need to vote.
The latest payments to Julius Henson's companies were reported in a finance report made public Tuesday.
They bring the total that Ehrlich's campaign spent on his services to $111,150 this year.
Ehrlich, a Republican, has not commented on the robocalls.
Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler, a Democrat, has filed a civil complaint in federal court, alleging the calls were intended to suppress voter turnout and violated federal law.
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Obviously the calls were intended to supress voter turnout since that is EXACTLY what the calls noted!
ReplyDeleteNo need for Democrats to vote.
Where are all the "Democrats are so dirty and republicans are saints" fools at today. When will you learn that both sides have plenty of crap to shovel?
ReplyDeleteWell, at least Ehrlich lost. Has anyone read about Andy Harris paying his campaign workers as "subcontractors" to avoid payroll taxes...lowlife
ReplyDelete"Well, at least Ehrlich lost. Has anyone read about Andy Harris paying his campaign workers as "subcontractors" to avoid payroll taxes...lowlife"
ReplyDeleteDon't look now but did you know this is a common practice of Federal contractors for their workers? My son has run into this in his last 3 employers.
Where have you been? Nobody has done anything to protect my son or similar Government contractors including yourself.
Are you by any chance a Government employee? If so, a better mission for you to follow is telecommuting. Identify yourself so we can outsource what you do to India rather than provide you a 365 day vacation.
On November 6, 2006, the day before the general election, Gov. Ehrlich's and Lt. Gov. Steele's campaigns mailed a flier to a number of Prince George's County residents. The flier, a self-proclaimed "Ehrlich-Steele Democrats Official Voter Guide," was a sample ballot endorsing Ehrlich and Steele alongside numerous Democratic politicians. The front cover of the mailer featured pictures of several current and former Democratic candidates for public office, with the text, "These Are Our Choices."[29]
ReplyDeleteFor the election on November 7, 2006, Ehrlich's gubernatorial re-election campaign and Michael Steele's Maryland senatorial campaign recruited seven busloads of homeless Philadelphians to distribute misleading voter guides in Maryland. Each "official voter guide", headlined "Democratic Sample Ballot", had boxes checked beside Ehrlich's and Steele's names and those of Democratic candidates in other races, with photos of black Democratic leaders on the front. The fliers were handed out to mostly poor and black voters in Prince George's County in Maryland. Workers said that first lady Kendel Ehrlich personally gave them T-shirts and hats and thanked them. However, Ehrlich claimed to be unaware that these workers were hired from Philadelphia. The campaign tactic was widely criticized by Democrats for confusing and misleading voters.[30][31]
Many Democrats criticized the mailer as misleading, as it could imply that Ehrlich and Steele were Democrats. (The text on the back of the mailer encouraged Democrats to vote for Republican candidates, but the sample ballot itself made no mention of the candidates' party affiliations.) Others, including Kweisi Mfume and Jack B. Johnson said that the featuring of three Prince George's County Democrats on the front of the mailer suggested that they all had endorsed Ehrlich and Steele, which was not the case.[32]
Same behavior, same result! Isn't that a definition for crazy?