Shocker - GOP candidate staff linked with potential election fraud

[Versailles]

We may just pick up that Minn. Senate seat for Franken after all. I hope that this can be proved and validated...well the Coleman part at least!

Allegations have surfaced of voter irregularities involving a paid staffer of Sen. Norm Coleman, and the ramifications could have a profound effect on the outcome of Coleman's race against Al Franken.

A reporter for the Minnesota Independent, a progressive online publication, was working on a story about voter turnout when she overheard that Republican poll challengers monitoring voting at the precinct had brought in Mahamoud Wardere to help voters translate.

The Coleman campaign confirmed that Wardere is a paid member of their staff.

"I made some calls, found out his name and I confronted him and I said, 'Are you Wardare?' And he said, 'Yes, I am,'" said Priesmeyer. "At that poin I said, 'Are you working for Norm Coleman's campaign?' And he said, 'No, I am on vacation today.'"

However, Priesmeyer said voters told her that translators were telling them to vote for Coleman.

"I had already spoken to at least three people who told me that translators were telling them to vote for Norm Coleman," she said.

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The Senate could even revoke the results of the election and decide who would be seated as senator.

The Somali Justice Advocacy Center says they have gotten complaints about Wardare urging voters to vote for Coleman. But Omar Jamal says he has also gotten complaints of voters being pressured to vote for Franken, admitting he had heard complaints centering on both candidates.

http://wcco.com/election/voter.irregularities.allegations.2.857437.html

[opihimoimoi]

1. This is Massive....should be investigated asap...we need to get to the bottom of this...

[underpants]

2. I am not at all surprised

cheating bastards they are

[xochi]

3. voter fraud in Alaska, too.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannyn-moore/stolen-election-in-alaska_b_141704.html?show_comment_id=17720918

[corkhead]

6. Technically, that is called Election Fraud; the fraud was not perpetrated by a voter

Welcome to DU btw,
:hi:

[xochi]

7. I stand corrected.

Thanks!

[gordianot]

4. Always makes you wonder what the real vote is/was even when you win.

When the GOP pundits say after you win, you do not have a mandate is to me a good bench mark of fraud.

[Ian David]

5. I donated more money to Al Franken than I did to Obama.

I really hope Al wins.

On the other hand, if he loses, maybe Air America will replace that douchebag Lionel with The Al Franken Show.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. But...but...but....ACORN! ACORN! ACORN!

Don't you know, voter fraud comes only from ACORN. Silly person.

[Morning Dew]

9. efiin KSTP just did a story on this - calling it "voter fraud"

KSTP is so RW

[Versailles]

10. Kick for evening crowd (n/t)