Alison Grimes to sue Mitch McConnell, state GOP

[Ykcutnek]

Alison Lundergan Grimes' campaign said it has filed suit in Franklin Circuit Court alleging that the the Republican Party of Kentucky and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell are trying to suppress voter turnout in Eastern Kentucky where it sent official-looking mailers that say "Election Violation Notice" on the envelope.

The mailer warns, "You are at risk of acting on fraudulent information" that the mailer said is being disseminated to voters.

Jonathan Hurst, Grimes' campaign manager, said the Grimes campaign has been receiving phone calls from voters in Eastern Kentucky worried that they will be violating the law if they go to the polls next Tuesday.

"This is clearly a scare tactic and what they are doing to try to manipulate voters," he said.

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/politics-blog/2014/10/31/grimes-to-sue-mcconnell/18261617/

[louis-t]

1. GOP is evil.

That is all.

[Ykcutnek]

2. Agreed.

We need to fight or dark days are ahead.

[Kablooie]

18. The poor things.

They know they don't have chance in hell to win if elections were open and fair.
The only way they can hold onto power is to cheat, lie and rig elections.
They would be oh so good if the people would only vote for them but it isn't so.

It's so sad.
I just want to reach out and hug them.








around the neck.

[fasttense]

24. Bless their heart

They so want to win and they always lose in a fair election. Cheating,lying, and committing treason is they only way they win. Bless their heart.

[ybbor]

19. I love the M*A*S*H reference

Oh yeah, and it is oh so true.

That is all.

[Bortman33]

25. The perfect evil image for the gop!

Let's not ever forget how truly Evil they are.

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[Maineman]

47. Obviously they hate democracy, otherwise they would respect voters and the election process.

[TlalocW]

53. Not only democracy

But apparently all the lip service they give the troops is to hide their disdain for them. All that stuff about how great they are for protecting our rights and freedoms while at the same time working to take away what the troops fought so hard for? (I've pissed off several conservatives with that argument).

TlalocW

[Kalidurga]

3. Good for her

I hope she wins the election and the lawsuit. I hope Racheal and others cover this. It should be a national story.

[Ykcutnek]

4. It should soon. It already has the attention of the major media outlets here in KY.

Just got word that Speaker Greg Stumbo (KY House) is asking Attorney General Conway to open an investigation as well.

[Kalidurga]

6. Good

I think this is going to back fire on McConnal. People really really hate it when turtles get stupidly agressive.

[BuelahWitch]

39. He should be disqualified! nt

[Kalidurga]

42. Well he's been disqualified for a long time...

but that sure hasn't kept people from voting for him.

[ReRe]

70. Qualification....

... now there's a concept. Has anyone here ran for public office? If so, tell us... are political candidates required to meet certain obvious qualifications and/or take an oath to run an honest, above-board campaign?

[Fred Sanders]

10. Fucking GOP took one too many pulls on the Koch crack pipe. WTF? How blatant can you get?

Thank you. Please keep updating with the media reaction.

And the FBI may be on it.

"Even though it deals with a federal election, which would typically mean that it would be a federal matter, the Attorney General's office could opt to consider the matter if it believes it to be a case of voter intimidation. Martin said the office does not confirm or deny the existence of what may be ongoing investigations.

Mary Trotman, a spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Louisville, said in an email, "I can't confirm or deny the existence of an investigation."

[Ykcutnek]

12. WOW. nt

[Gothmog]

5. This is a classic GOP voter suppression trick

[LeftInTX]

21. Like the "Elections in Spanish will be held on Wednesday" scam

[lpbk2713]

7. At this point in time they will try anything.

They know they won't have to answer to any allegations until after the election is over.

[FiveGoodMen]

54. They WOULDN'T try anything if we'd punished them all the previous times.

[Turbineguy]

8. If the repubs caused the election to be invalidated

perhaps the party would have to cover the cost of a special election? That would be nice and expensive.

[Maineman]

48. Great idea

[7962]

9. Would this fall under the "anything goes" of politics?

Wasnt there some ruling some years ago that said political ads could contain falsehoods and still be legal?

[Volaris]

40. There was a ruling a few years ago that said --NEWS-- could contain falsehoods and still be legal.

[MontyPow]

13. Dems should preempt this in the future by running ads

That idenify common Republican scare tactics and to report them immediately to authorities.

They should run these ads at the beginning of the cycle and at the end of the cycle.

[Maineman]

49. Great idea

[MontyPow]

57. Thanks! Like a military clock I got it right once

[ReRe]

62. You would think that...

... every local election board would send out this kind of info to every registered voter, since it's SOP (standard operating procedure) now for Republicans to suppress voter participation. Like a list of common voter suppression tactics to look out for and who to notify (phone number and address) if they are being used by "politicians" (re. Republicans.)

[colsohlibgal]

14. This Is Their M.O.

They are all about their ends justifying any means their evilness comes up with, they are zealous true believers. They've been caught throwing away ballots, you name it. This Kentucky mailer is a classic scam, along with sending out a fake later election date.

The Turtle must be afraid of losing this time.

[kentuck]

16. It's developing...

http://www.wkyt.com/wymt/home/headlines/Election-flyer-causes-concerns-in-Eastern-Kentucky-281129242.html

[ReRe]

30. Do you get what I do from this...

... statement from McConnell's spokesperson? He's not even denying that he did it?!

[SomethingFishy]

32. Not just not denying it.. She seemed proud of the damn thing.

They have no shame..

I'd love to see this thing, if anyone see's a picture of the "Election Violation Notice" please post it..

Nevermind.. here it is...

?1414784637

[ReRe]

63. Is it just one of those flashy...

... sleek flyer things, or is there an actual letter inside an envelope?

[SomethingFishy]

69. Oh there was "information" inside...

Which is what they are using to say it's legitimate. The "false" information they are claiming is supposedly coming from his opponent...

[kentuck]

35. Repubs do not believe laws were made for them..

They are not that concerned about this story. It's just another chapter in their myth-making heroes.

[ReRe]

64. They hate laws.

Beginning with the Constitution, especially the first ten Amendments.
They have almost re-written the Constitution with loop holes around it.

[MrMickeysMom]

17. They hate our freedom… that's what it is...

Why would the GOP resort to THAT tactic?

Can it be that they have no ideas and are frightfully afraid of civil rights, especially when represented by someone with a vagina?

[davekriss]

66. The only freedom a Republican supports...

...is the freedom of the master to exploit the slave. Or maybe today disguised as the freedom of the capitalist and financial kings to exploit the worker, or creditor/banker to exploit the debt peon. Welcome to the new feudalism!

[AverageJoe90]

20. Good for you, Alison! Enough of this bullshit already.

Just one more bit of proof, of how desperate the current Republican establishment really truly is. People are standing up and saying, "Enough!" already.

[blackspade]

22. GOP criminals at it again.

Preying on the poor and uneducated.

[heaven05]

23. this country

is on a slow slide to hell.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

27. Good title for a country song.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

26. He's a fucking criminal.

[kentuck]

28. I wonder if it is a diversion...?

Watch out for his other hand. He'll rob the bank while you are watching the general store...

[YOHABLO]

29. When they have to sink to such levels .. they're desperate. They have to lie, cheat, steal.

[Maineman]

50. Apparently, for them democracy is a real nuisance.

[Blue_In_AK]

31. That's horrible.

Here the dirty trick is that they are calling people multiple times a day claiming to be from the Begich campaign, hoping that people will be so disgusted they'll vote against him.

[TheKentuckian]

33. This bullshit is a willful effort to deprive folks of their basic civil rights and needs to treated

as such.

I don't get why crooked motherfuckers like this don't go down, this is to my way of thing a very serious crime rather than a joke.

[Maineman]

51. Absolutely true!

[justiceischeap]

34. This tells me they're concerned the polling is wrong

And that Grimes has more of a lead than we're hearing about.

[Cha]

36. Yeah, 'cause mitch hasn't been crooked enough during his desperate campaign to Lie Cheat and Steal..

[Stellar]

37. Election Violation...

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/10/grimes-suing-ky-gop-mcconnell-campaign

[Blue Owl]

38. Tortoise Reform

n/t

[Volaris]

41. his concession speech is going to be sooooooo sweet to hear...

I want to see it in that motherfuckers EYES, the hurt.

If the internals (polling, as well as my own staff) showed it, and I were The President, I would show up in Kentucky on election night, and go sit in the FRONT ROW. I wouldn't say a word. I would make sure THIS OF ALL Republican Congressmen KNEW how much of a mistake it was to fuck with me.

After Tuesday, you have nothing to lose. It's time to start being a Dick to these people, Mr. President.
Oh, I'm sorry.. I meant Mr. TWO-TERM President.

FUCK YOU, Mitch.

[world wide wally]

43. I'm sure the SCOTUS would think it's fine

[mahina]

44. Good going Alison! Way to go!

And so happy she's doing it NOW instead of waiting for after the election, when it will be too late to make a real difference.

This woman has ovaries, and she's not afraid of anybody. I just love her!

[KansDem]

45. "You are at risk of acting on fraudulent information"

What the hell does that mean!

[yellowcanine]

46. Kentucky needs to ditch Mitch.

[JEFF9K]

52. More Republican election fraud.

[Lifelong Protester]

56. Beat me to it, I was going to say

"Wow, now there's some election fraud".

[JEFF9K]

67. It bears repeating.

[marble falls]

55. I am sick to death of Mitch McConnell. He thinks this election is a some sort of game.

[Rex]

58. Also push the father-in-law story, 90 pounds of blow is a lot of cocaine!

Mitch is going down!

[santamargarita]

59. Drug smuggling chinless asshole.

[Docross]

60. Just one time he's honest

In a rare fit of realism on Tuesday, Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader,
admitted he would be unable to repeal the Affordable Care Act if Republicans
win the Senate next week and he becomes majority leader.

"That would take 60 votes, he said, and no one thinks Republicans will get that many".

[ReRe]

65. But he would probably...

... able to twist the arms of enough DINOs to go along with him. Have you ever noticed that there are NO RINOs?

[blkmusclmachine]

61. Good. Enough bullsh!t "looking forward" crap. Let's get something done, and not just automatically

be doormats for the GOP.

[B Calm]

68. The Turtle Man should be arrested!