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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Wreak havoc": Text messages suggest a top Wisconsin Republican tried to suppress Black vote
(Salon) Wisconsin GOP operative Carlton Huffman is blowing the whistle on what he claims was an effort to suppress Black votes ahead of the 2020 election. While unproven confessions from a disgraced figure accused of sexual assault may be viewed with suspicion, the text messages he revealed to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel implicate new Wisconsin GOP executive director Andrew Iverson in an apparent 2020 election plot to sabotage "Souls to the Polls," a Black-led voter turnout group.
"Can Mario [Herrera, head of Hispanic outreach for Trump Victory] help get some Trump supporters to participate in Souls to the Polls?" Iverson texted Huffman on Election Day. "'Can't wait to go vote for President Trump!' Wearing [sic] MAGA hat or something."
The then-Wisconsin state head of Trump Victory continued: "I'm excited about this. Wreak havoc." .....................(more)
https://www.salon.com/2024/04/25/wreak-havoc-text-messages-suggest-a-top-wisconsin-tried-to-suppress-black-vote/?in_brief=true
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"Wreak havoc": Text messages suggest a top Wisconsin Republican tried to suppress Black vote (Original Post)
marmar
Apr 26
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jimfields33
(16,006 posts)1. I was always amazed that conservatives didn't participate
in a souls to the polls type of event. Im glad they arent smart or organized to do it. Can you imagine those Mega churches doing that? Im glad they dont.
Elessar Zappa
(14,083 posts)2. Right wing pastors regularly tell their flock how to vote.
blm
(113,102 posts)3. They have voting booths AT their churches. For decades. Still amazed?
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