Massive GOP Voter Suppression Effort In New Jersey

this is a good test (0.00 / 0)

for the Democratic party.  This is a tactic that every ordinary person in the country will despise.  So, can they get this story into the media?  Can they prosecute the people doing this?  And finally, why not outlaw robocalls, since they only benefit bad corporations and Republicans?  Let them hire a minimum wage worker to make their calls.

I have to think of a witty signature about Frank LoBiondo

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by: Hopeful @ Sun Nov 05, 2006 at 23:59:45 PM CST

some handy phone numbers (0.00 / 0)

In case you'd like to share your thoughts with the nice folks at the NRCC...

NRCC Staff Roster

Executive

202-479-7020
Sally Vastola, Executive Director
Don McGahn, General Counsel

Administration

202-479-7000
Chris Ward, Controller

Finance

202-479-7030
Tara Snow, Finance Director
Campaign
Mike McElwain, Political Director
Jonathan Poe, National Field Director
Larry Telford, Director of Incumbent Retention

Communications

202-479-7070
Carl Forti, Director of Communications

STAFF

  Executive Director.--Scott Hatch, 479-7000.
  Deputy Executive Director.--Scott Douglas, 479-7000.
  Political Director.--Terry Nelson, 479-7050.
  Communications Director.--Ed Blakely, 479-7070.
  Research Director.--Bill Clark, 479-7060.
  Finance Director.--Abigail Perlman, 479-7030.
  Administration Director.--Donna Anderson, 479-7025.
  Counsel.--Allison Hayworth, 479-7000.

Tara Snow, Finance Director at (202) 479-7009 or tarasnow@nrcc.org

Kevin Barbour at (202) 479-7022

National Republican Congressional Committee. 320 First Street, SE. DC. 20003. Washington. (202) 479-7027

National Republican Congressional Committee. 320 First Street, S.E. Washington, DC 20003 202/479-7029

LD Platt (202) 479-7034 or e-mail lplatt@nrcc.org

Myra Gravois at (202) 479-7035 or mgravois@nrcc.org

Sara Conahan, Director of the Speaker's Circle Program, at (202) 479-7045 or sconahan@nrcc.org

Julie Schrei, Director of the Speaker's Circle Program, at (202) 479-7055 or jschrei@nrcc.org

Joanna Safarik, Director of the House Majority Trust program, at (202) 479-7056 or jsafarik@nrcc.org

Doug Fahry at 202/479-7065.

Legal Compliance Questions, (202) 479-7069

Matt Gannon, Director of the House Majority Trust program, at (202) 479-7075 or mgannon@nrcc.org

Bo Harmon  (202) 479-7093

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by: Juan Melli @ Mon Nov 06, 2006 at 00:01:05 AM CST

a friend of mine... (0.00 / 0)

from Ohio was push polled, probably as part of this operation.

I really hope this catches on in the Monday news cycle.

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by: Scott Weingart @ Mon Nov 06, 2006 at 01:11:55 AM CST

Swift Boating (0.00 / 0)

There is a horribly bland (read biased) article in today's NYT about robocalling.

I love the fact that one of the founders of the private Ohio group's name is Swift.

Good reporting Juan and good link to Kos.

The sad part is that it's almost too late to reach voters who think that many of these harassing calls are from our side

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by: SmartyJones @ Mon Nov 06, 2006 at 06:16:46 AM CST

Happening all around the country (0.00 / 0)

Talking Points Memo is tracking GOP dirty robo-tricks nationwide.

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by: Church Street @ Mon Nov 06, 2006 at 07:06:36 AM CST

Question (0.00 / 0)

I've been sort of following it at TPM and just went over there.

Interesting discussion of Federal v State laws on Do Not Call.  The state was New Hampshire.

I have Fed DNCall but not state.

What is the Jersey law?

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by: SmartyJones @ Mon Nov 06, 2006 at 07:35:27 AM CST

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Voter suppression (0.00 / 0)

The question is never whether, but how republicans will seek to suppress voting. What a disgrace.

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by: Jeff Gardner @ Mon Nov 06, 2006 at 08:03:09 AM CST

Ocean County Calls (0.00 / 0)

I was at my father's home in southern Ocean county this weekend -- normally a very Republican area (though ol' Dad himself is ready to spit every time he hears W's name).

Anyway, we received at least five calls, one Saturday, four Sunday, four of which clearl said they were from the Kean campaign -- and immediately also said that WNBC-TV in New York was reporting that Sen Menendez was under investigation by the FBI.

Funny, I kept checking, but not one news outlet -- not even FOX -- was repeating that scoop on air.

The fifth apparently was from Menendez, but now I'm wondering if it wasn't another Kean smear message. My stepmother listened to that one, so I'm not sure what all it said.

The calls were turning up on our caller ID as originating in Wyoming.

WHAT'S INTERESTING is the wasting of resources in an area that's so Republican it's not even funny. Maybe the much-vaunted Republican campaign machine doesn't know how to correlate exchanges with the towns they serve, but heck, that infomation IS listed in the front of the phone book ... so the logical conclusion, at least for me, is that Kean's people are serious worried about their chances in souther Ocean county.

And, if that's the case, is there anywhere in NJ that's safe for Jr.?

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by: denniscmcgrath @ Mon Nov 06, 2006 at 09:01:04 AM CST

the story is old (0.00 / 0)

That they're saying is misleading.  WNBC is one that reported (illegal, of course) leaks from the Republican investigation back in September (or was it August?).  Nothing has come from it, probably because everything was legal and reported at the time.

I have to think of a witty signature about Frank LoBiondo

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by: Hopeful @ Mon Nov 06, 2006 at 11:16:39 AM CST

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over in Indiana (0.00 / 0)

robocalls are illegal, so the Republicans had to hire cheap.  Here's what happened:

http://www.attytood....

I have to think of a witty signature about Frank LoBiondo

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by: Hopeful @ Mon Nov 06, 2006 at 20:31:42 PM CST