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FBI investigating Allen-Webb race

Posted by Melissa McEwan at 7:45 AM on November 7, 2006.


Possible voter intimidation by Allen campaign

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A dirty race to the end:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the possibility of voter intimidation in the U.S. Senate race between Sen. George Allen, a Republican, and Democratic challenger James Webb, officials told NBC News.

State officials alerted the Justice Department on Tuesday to several complaints of suspicious phone calls to voters who attempted to misdirect or confuse them about election day, Jean Jensen, Secretary of the Virginia State Board of Elections, told NBC’s David Shuster.

...State Democratic Party counsel Jay Myerson said in a written statement issued by the Webb campaign that he believed Republicans are behind an orchestrated effort to suppress votes for the Democratic challenger.

Republican officials, including the executive director of the Virginia Republican Party, have told NBC that the GOP and Allen campaign are focused on mobilizing voters and have not discouraged anyone from voting.

Well, if they say it, it must be true!

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Melissa McEwan writes and edits the blog Shakespeare's Sister.


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Hey, you wouldn't want...
Posted by: JoshuaLudd on Nov 7, 2006 8:38 AM   
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.. wouldn't want the "macaccas" to actually vote...

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Hmph!
Posted by: Domokun on Nov 7, 2006 8:52 AM   
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Not surprised they didn't try to pull these shenanigans up in NoVA. Allen knows he ain't welcome in the blue trenches! No suh!

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