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ElectionJournal.Org Documents Obama Electioneering at Indiana Precinct
May 06, 2008 2:48 PM
Electionjournal.org bills itself as "an online community dedicated to raising public awareness of vote fraud and election irregularities."
Best as I can tell, that means it attempts to use citizens themselves to record and report possible voting problems. An organic mélange of media, citizenry, community, and watchdog.
Today a citizen reported that at the Crooked Creek Baptist Church in Washington Township at about 10:15 AM they "noticed an Obama volunteer had set-up directly across from the voter check-in table. We noticed that she was actively speaking to voters. The sign on the table stated 'Trouble Voting? Talk to me.' and 'Obama for America.' She wouldn’t identify herself and directed us to call the campaign for information. We contacted the County Clerk’s Office and they stated they would contact the Polling Inspector to investigate."
You can watch the video HERE.
The Obama campaign confirms this happened and has apologized.
"A volunteer and credentialed watcher made a mistake and took a sign into the polling booth that was meant for the appropriate place outside of the polling place," said spox Bill Burton. "The sign has been taken down, and we apologized to the election workers for the mistake."
- jpt
h/t Ambinder
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What is most telling to me, from the comments posted here is why we ended up with somebody like George Bush who never gave a fig about anybody but himself. These comments are all highly emotional (not rational), and most of them are just being repeated from what some politian or pundit has told you.
Nothing researched or thought out. It is pretty scary to think that this is the help we have to help elect the next president. Looks like just a bunch of people who enjoying spewing regurgitated garbage.
Posted by: Eileen from Maine | May 12, 2008 11:13:41 PM
I hope it goes just as posted below
Someone else has had large crowds and numbers similiar to Obama's and look what it got them and the same will happen if Obama is the nominee.
Posted by: marie | May 8, 2008 1:39:43 PM
election fraud? how bout bush? this is hardly fraud. oh he cant get the white vote? i live in wisconsin. he won minnesota and idaho and iowa. oh yeah he is winning on the "black vote" blacks are less then 20% of the american population. Wisconsin is 44% white catholic too isnt that clintons country?
Posted by: shawn | May 7, 2008 10:36:44 PM
Obama's problems are just beginning. Many Hillary supporters will definitely vote for McCain. The Democratic Party ain't what it used to be!
Posted by: ncjack | May 7, 2008 9:12:57 PM
THE SUPER-DELEGATES SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE EXIT POLLING. IF OBAMA CANT GET THE WHITE VOTE, HE CANT GET THE WHITEHOUSE. NO AMOUNT OF AA'S, EGGHEADS AND NEW VOTERS CAN COMPETE WITH THE HUGE BLOC OF WHITE, LATINO,S SENIORS, AND JOE LUNCH BUCKET VOTERS IN THE GENERAL ELECTION. AS SOON AS OBAMA GETS THE NOMINATION HE LOSES, AND SO DOES THE DEM. PARTY.
Posted by: BUCKSKIN711 | May 7, 2008 4:24:13 PM
Obama cannot win in November. It's that simple. I beleive now that the Democratic party does not want to win this year. Obama is being sent to slaughter. His wright issue will not go away it will only loom larger. He has managed to Divide the Democratic party along race and economic lines.
The great uniter umm.. where have I heard that before?????
He has convinvced this lifelong democrat, who has always voted a straight democratic ticket that the party is now obsolete.
Everyone who disagrees with Obama is automatically labled racist. I happen to come from a mixed family. I treasure our oneness. Obama's change would be one of division for my family.
There is no way that the divider can unite this party.
If Obama is given the nod (keep in mind that neither can achieve the number needed without help) My vote goes for McCain. As does all 10 members of my family. There will be no uniting under Obama because there are those who will cling to their guns, their religion and antipathy towards those who are not like them. There is no clearer statement that he is in lock step with the Rev mentor, political adviser, than that. Not to mention Michelles extremem hate towards anything white.
Posted by: Joo | May 7, 2008 4:22:28 PM
You mean to tell me that someone from Chicago is involved with election fraud? I am shocked. Obama is an empty suit. But I will give him this much...he says nothing very well.
Posted by: Not Surprised | May 7, 2008 3:48:35 PM
I wish someone could tell me why they are voting for Obama, and actually tell me something other then He's for change, He's uniting people, He's making history. That just doesn't make sense to me...My fear is that he has made it to where he is only because of his speeches, if you pay attention he doesn't really say what his plan is, by doing this he then isn't responsible forgetting nothing done. I think Jeremiah Wright is baiting people to vote for Obama by saying blacks are oppressed and the guilty people will vote for Obama to prove Wright wrong. There is no way Obama doesn't believe in Wrights words, he should, its his pastor, his mentor, his friend, his FATHER FIGURE. I am going to vote for McCain if Obama wins for the Democrats. I think people are forgetting that this is a game, republicans don't want Hillary against McCain so they are crossing over to vote for Obama and then when its Obama vs McCain, they will jump back to McCain. People are blind.
Posted by: Stella | May 7, 2008 3:33:29 PM
This is nothing in comparison to what Clay was doing last night. How many early voter ballots did he manage to sneak into the process before CNN literally forced him to release his election results 6 HOURS after the election ended?
Dirty Chicago Politics!
Posted by: Shannon | May 7, 2008 2:49:29 PM
I also have been a Democrat my whole life...have been disappointed before...BUT...never like this! If Obama is GIVEN the nomination, we shouldn't vote for McCain, we shouldn't just stay home, we should start a WRITE IN HILLARY CAMPAIGN!!!!! She could probably still beat McCain that way!!
Posted by: Joyce | May 7, 2008 12:40:10 PM
What I sadly learned from the outcome of of the May 6th primaries is that Rev Wright's Trinity United church has a lot more than 7,000 members. This is a bad example for future political races.
Posted by: rob | May 7, 2008 11:41:59 AM
Why wouldn't Obama cheat? He's already seen to it, by his nomination hold, that the FEC is unable to get a quorom and is therefore completely ineffective in policing election irregularities. His plan is to keep the vacancy until he wins (in his mind, the only possible outcome) and when, in 2011, the FEC finally says he cheated, it will be a Friday night press release that no network news organization will cover.
Posted by: Dave H | May 7, 2008 11:24:10 AM
Are you kidding me? The OBAMA table was actually INSIDE the building and the poll inspectors did nothing until someone brought it to their attention???? Wish the video camera could have picked up on someone seeking their advice. How blatantly arrogant. Had this been a McCain or Clinton table, all eyebrows would have been raised immediately - and it would have been all over CNN.
Posted by: mrje | May 7, 2008 10:45:48 AM
I cannot beleive this! A politial operative sets up a table in the wrong place by a few yards and it's labled election fraud?!?!? Are you people crazy? Don't you remeber what the GOP did in Ohio when they called dem voters and told them to go to the polls on the day after the election. Or how about the CEO of Dibold telling a shre holders meeting that they would give Ohio to GWB? How about the robo calls from Women Voting in NC telling people not to vote for a black man.
I cannot beleive that you people equate a mis-placed table with this criminal activity. This is the same logic that speculates the if his middle name if Hussein he muxt be a muslim.
If ANY of you, wheter for Obama or Hillary, are so blinded by your petty nit picking that you cannot not see the cirminality of the last administration and the promise of more of the same from John McCain why does any of this bother you.
You should be out there campaigning for John. Cheering his plan for an even more conservative judiciary, 100 more years in Iraq, war with Iran, and the complete sell out of this countries treasure to the Chinese government.
WAKE UP!!!
Posted by: The Political Pyrate | May 7, 2008 8:09:03 AM
The enormous racism on this site is amazing. Go ahead and don't like Obama, but say stupid stuff. It is not what Hillary would want.
Burning down cities? Only way to win is cheat? Just because they are Black?
Please.
Posted by: BIG RICH | May 7, 2008 12:58:32 AM
I've been a Democrat all of my life, but will NOT vote for Barack Obama!!! Never!!! In fact, I will work very hard against him. He lies, cheats and is associated with criminals and a minister who is anti-American!
There is proof that the caucauses in Texas were ruled by Obama's people and tonight's election in Indiana...Lake county to be specific...was so rigged that Obama should be ashamed to accept the win. Even the black mayor of Gary was in on it!
This is what happens when you deal with blacks. The only way they know how to win is to cheat.
Posted by: Ginger | May 7, 2008 12:43:19 AM
Cheaters! Election stealers, wait til the general election and we will see if Obama is the nominee and such things happen will they still be telling everyone to just get over it?
Posted by: Anee | May 6, 2008 11:44:06 PM
Hello,
I am a Hillary supporter, and will not vote for Obama. With a heavy heart I will cast my vote for McCain.
As to Michigan and Florida? Split the delegates by the percentages, and in Michigan, give all the delegates to Hillary, who chose to run in the state, rather than Obama, who did not. Why should he get credit for delegates in a state where he did not run?
Posted by: Daniel | May 6, 2008 10:45:37 PM
As if the obama supporters have not been trained in attempting to run caucuses isn't enough they have ot go into polling places to get there candidate elected. What kind of bs do you guys expect when all you do is complain if your candidate does not win a caucus I am from El Paso and OBAMA LOST THE CAUCUS HERE GO HILLARY!!! And if that is not enough a stupid lawyer here had to file a lawsuit to say that it was not fair for his candidate to lose this and so is filing a court case because it was not fair.
Posted by: marty | May 6, 2008 8:36:41 PM
I don't like the path that Democratic Party is going down, it is becoming to liberal for me. I will not vote for Obama in the fall. I used to like John McCain, but he has gone to far right. I can only hope Hillary Clinton can somehow win the nom or run as a independent.
Posted by: Jim | May 6, 2008 6:58:20 PM
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