The Shulman campaign posted Garrett's release on DailyKos, which then prompted them to get nominated for a fundraising drive. From the release:
Top aide Hauser's work as a lobbyist for ACORN interests has manifested in Shulman's campaign as Hauser actively pulls the strings. It hasn't gone unnoticed that Shulman rarely speaks directly to the press; his campaign message is communicated by Hauser, who cut his teeth as the mouthpiece for ACORN interests.
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As a result of Hauser's puppeteering, Shulman has been silent about the concerns raised by ACORN voter fraud during this election. Even as concerns are raised about ACORN's influence in New Jersey, Shulman has not condemned ACORN for their efforts to manufacture voter registrations.
One had to expect this kind of attack, and the Shulman campaign seemed to want this fight over who is employing the worst lobbyist, but come on. ACORN? Really? Personally, Mickey Mouse can sign up to vote all he wants (he wins votes every election), it's up to the County Clerk to validate a registration. The people signing him up should be prosecuted, but if they make it onto the rolls and into the polls that's on the County Clerk.
Where was Garrett's outrage over the voter roll purges of legit voters? Or the fact you can hack the machines we're required to vote on by law? There wasn't any. We've seriously watched this campaign go into the gutter on both sides; but Garrett's camp claiming he's a champion of transparency and accountability in the voting process is ridiculous.
The man voted against re-authorization of the Voting Rights Act; actively supported unconstitutional disenfranchisement efforts while standing silent while the Administration actively sought to disenfranchise voters; and joined a group to argue that hackable voting machines weren't a problem.
Please, Garrett, get off your short horse.
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Yeah... but Schulman's also getting ugly. I was at a Garrett rally today, and they had two guys, one with a camera. They were snapping pictures of minors holding Garrett For Congress signs. When a Garrett intern walked out of the building and said, "You know, taking pictures of minors is unethical", they were like "oh yeah, sure, definitely". Right after they took pictures.
When it comes to winning elections nothing is unethical in the eyes of democrats. Garrett will win, guaranteed. Maybe this blog will spend another two years wasting their time. Time to find another district like the Steve Rothman district.
Whether or not Garrett wins or loses, I don't see this as a waste of time. In the last year, Garrett's gone away from using boilerplate falsehoods in his arguments. That in and of itself is a huge accomplishment for me.
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