The Republican Recall Racket

Madison - In an effort to keep the Wisconsin public informed about the widespread pattern of election fraud perpetrated by Republican recall efforts, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin today is launching the "GOP ELECTION FRAUD BLOG."  

This blog will chronicle the mountains of evidence of systemic election fraud committed by Republicans and the shady out-of-state circulator operation they employed against three Democratic senators.  Those disreputable circulators submitted nearly 8,000 signatures in each of the three Democratic districts alone that should be disqualified.  This is in addition to the thousands of additional signatures that are invalid for non-fraudulent reasons, such as signatures from people who live outside the district.

"Listening to recall organizers scream and stomp their feet is clearly a pathetic diversion attempt from these very serious claims of systemic fraud, forgery, and deception," said DPW Chairman Mike Tate.  "Maybe instead of hurling false allegations at the GAB, the recall organizers should direct their fire at the Republican Party of Wisconsin for empowering such a shady organization to collect signatures.  Or blame themselves for allowing such deceit and fraud to fuel their recall efforts."

An exhaustive investigation revealed a stunning level of widespread election fraud infecting the entire GOP operation.  Among the core findings:

• The RPW hired Kennedy Enterprises, and out of state firm with a very checkered past of fraud and corruption.  Kennedy has been under investigation in nearly a dozen other states, and are currently involved in a lawsuit in their home state of Colorado, which is attempting to run Kennedy Enterprises out of business because of their shady practices.
• Kennedy/RPW hired felons from other states to come to Wisconsin and go into our communities, go door to door, and circulate recall petitions.  Some of the criminal backgrounds included a crack dealer, and another was actually convicted of voter fraud in another state.  These out-of-state circulators have been caught repeatedly forging signatures and defrauding the public.  Affidavits show that one of the most prolific circulators, Sherri Ferrell, who “collected” approximately 2500 signatures in SD12 while working under Kim Simac, went onto the Menominee Tribe reservation and told people they were signing a petition to increase Indian voting rights.
• Many other Kennedy Enterprise circulators we caught telling members of the public they were signing a petition to recall Governor Walker.  In Green Bay (SD30), a World War II vet was so upset when he learned he had been was tricked into signing that he went back to the location where the circulator was posted with a Sheriff to demand his name be removed.  The circulator pretended to cross off the name, but actually submitted it to GAB anyway.
• Many other citizens have attested to forgery, as their names appeared on petitions they never signed. There is the infamous case of William Pocan, a man from Kenosha who has been dead for 20 years, who’s name appeared on the petition against Sen. Wirch (SD22).  A few days ago, the deceased Mr. Pocan also received a fundraising letter from the Republican Party.

"The public needs to know the vast extent of the election fraud committed by the RPW and their shady out-of-state circulators," said Tate.  "There are hundreds of affidavits and statements attesting to fraud by nearly two dozen out-of-state circulators, accounting for 23,500 signatures in the three districts.  Wisconsin law clearly gives the GAB the power to disqualify all the petitions submitted by these fraudulent circulators.  We believe after the GAB reviews all the facts, they will conclude that these recall efforts have failed to gather enough signatures to trigger recalls against Democratic senators."

Graphic illustrations of the shocking totals from the GOP circulators fraudulent behavior: