Latest right-wing meme..."Food for votes."

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The right-wingers are making charges that food was given out for votes, by democrats.

It sounds like just the latest wild-ass smear by republicans, desperate as they are.

Anything to this?

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1. Doubt its true but if it was....wouldn't that be another

indictment of the failure in Wisconsin that people are willing to trade their votes for food?

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2. Yet another sensationalistic "headline" from WTMJ-TV channel 4

What is it with WTMJ? Are they managed by Mark Belling?

"Oooo...democrats threw a picnic! How AWFUL!" :eyes:

Headline: Group Using Free Food To Win Votes?
By The WTMJ News Team

MILWAUKEE - Concern has risen Tuesday about what one group may be doing to get people to the polls during the upcoming recall elections this month.
The City of Milwaukee's election director says she has seen large groups arriving to vote early at City Hall.
Now, questions about whether a liberal-leaning group is using free food to win votes in a recall race.
TODAY'S TMJ4 obtained video of a get out the vote party.
The video shows food being served and vans being used to take people to the polls.
People were putting in votes in the Senate recall race pinning Whitefish Bay Democratic challenger Sandy Pasch against River Hills Republican incumbent Senator Alberta Darling.
The group behind the picnics is called "Wisconsin Jobs Now," a coalition of pro-union and community groups.
The question: is the group breaking the law by offering the combination of free rides and free food.

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3. Why don't you ask Rick Santorum?

He's offering up his super-special, frothy jelly to voters at the Ames, Iowa Straw Poll.

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4. If true, it reflects more on Hosni Walker than the Democrats

Why are so many people going hungry that Democrats can give out food in order to gain votes? You wouldn't do this for a couple or even hundreds of people.