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John Fund fabricates evidence of voter fraud in NJ
Appearing on Fox News' Glenn Beck , John Fund claimed that Hispanic voters in Camden, New Jersey, are being told that there is "a new way for you to vote, la nueva forma de votar" -- an anecdote Fund suggested was evidence of voter fraud in the state's 2009 gubernatorial election. In fact -- as ...
What's New? Lacking Evidence, Conservatives Again Stoke Voter Fraud Fears
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Another election, another boat load of evidence-free Republican claims of voter fraud... In part because it's the... closest of the major races, the New Jersey governor's race has been the focus of the GOP's dire warnings. Here's how the campaign to ... (more) What's New? Lacking Evidence, Conservatives Again Stoke ...
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Doug Hoffman Praises Glenn Beck As His ‘Mentor’
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John Fund on Potential Vote Fraud in New Jersey, and Media Matters on John Fund
Election Law — November 02, 2009 John Fund on Potential Vote Fraud in New Jersey, and Media Matters on John Fund I told you to keep an eye on this , and now John Fund does not disappoint . Nor does Media Matters , fact checking Fund's appearance on Glenn Beck. Posted by Rick Hasen at November 2, 2009 09:21 PM

John Fund Running Out of Fresh 'Voter Fraud' Lies
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Already Started
Eschaton — Josh: Close race, state with big African-American population, election day, Fox/Drudge right-wing news machine ... isn't about time for the phony vote fraud allegations to start flying? And we're off... ...

when josh marshall wonders
skippy the bush kangaroo — we do too... hmmm. close race, state with big african-american population, election day, fox/drudge right-wing news machine ... isn't about time for the phony vote fraud allegations to start flying? that's what i thought" - josh marshall at talking points memomedia matters points out some of the allegations bandied about... john fund fabricates evidence of voter fraud in nj biggovernment baselessly accuses progressives of trying to "steal" nj gov race limbaugh: "fraudsters" at acorn, seiu, ...

What's New? Lacking Evidence, Conservatives Again Stoke Voter Fraud Fears
TPMMuckraker — ... But as Media Matters notes, Fund's Wall Street Journal column, published just a few hours earlier, conceded that this scheme actually occurred in Philadelphia, not New Jersey ... in 1993. ...

11/3: Time To Break Out The Brooms?
Blogometer — Conservative bloggers ( Lane , Knight ) are accusing NJ Dems of trying to "steal the election" for Corzine, and they're buzzing ( Morrissey , Gardner , Geraghty ) about allegations that NJ Dems are "using gangbangers for GOTV." Liberal bloggers ( Roth , Black , Schulman ) are accusing their conservative counterparts of making phony voter fraud allegations. Liberal bloggers ( Hamsher , Benen ) are criticizing Blue Dog Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA) for claiming that centrist Dems would benefit ...

links for 2009-11-04
J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles — ... Econ 115 October 29, 2009 and November 3, 2009 Audio Files John Fund of the Wall Street Journal fabricates evidence of voter fraud in NJ ...

The Fraud of Voting Scandals
The American Prospect Articles — ... "conducted absolutely no political or voter registration activity" in New Jersey during the 2009 cycle. A few hours later Fund went on The Glenn Beck Show to strike fear into the hearts of Beck's viewers: "People are going door to door in parts of Camden with Hispanics that don't have very much knowledge of English, and they're saying, 'We have a new way for you to vote, la nueva forma de votar ; just fill out these papers.'" Media Matters noticed that this harrowing account of voter fraud had been told before, by Fund himself, in the column he had written just hours ...

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