Sharron Angle’s campaign is getting on the Republican bandwagon of warning the base about the supposed threat of voter fraud from the Democrats — and they’re seamlessly spinning it into an appeal to their fundraising base.
As Jon Ralston reports, Angle campaign attorney Cleta Mitchell has sent out a fundraising letter, saying that Harry Reid intends to steal the election, and she must ask for $80,000 in order to fight it. They key quote:
Two days ago, the Democratic Secretary of State announced that voters can be provided “free food” at “voter turnout events.” Harry Reid has been offering free food and, according to other reports, some Democratic allies such as teachers’ unions are offering gift cards in return for a vote for Reid.
Before we were even able to document the reported infractions to report to the authorities, the Democrat Secretary of State slammed the door shut on preventing this behavior and issued a public statement permitting these ACORN-style tactics. THESE are the kinds of shenanigans that can turn this race.
Harry Reid intends to steal this election if he can’t win it outright. As a result, we need to deploy literally dozens of election law attorneys and poll watchers to combat these tactics at a cost of nearly $80,00. That’s over and above our current budget. We need to raise $80,000 and we need to do it RIGHT NOW, because even as I am writing this, Harry Reid and his Machine are trying to steal this election. I’m sorry that we have to come to you yet again and ask for you to reach deep and contribute, but we must.
The TPM Poll Average gives Angle a narrow lead of 48.5%-47.4%.
