Barrett Campaign Claims Dirty Tricks

The polls aren't open yet, but Tom Barrett's team is stating there will be voter suppression and dirty tricks.

The scare tactics are being utilized in a fundraising email from Barrett's deputy campaign manager, Phil Walzak.

Friend --

The "King Street Patriots," a group of Texas extremists, have arrived in Wisconsin. They believe that voter registration for the poor is "un-American," and would "destroy the country." They already came to Wisconsin once and intimidated recall petition signers -- and now they've dropped so-called "election observers" into polling locations across the state.

Our Voter Protection Team is on alert, but we need an additional $100,000 before tomorrow to make sure every last vote is counted. Can you chip in $5 to our Voter Protection Fund by our deadline at midnight tonight?

After emailing threats and racial slurs ahead of the 2010 election failed to stop courageous voters from turning out to vote in Houston, the King Street Patriots showed up at the polls and intimidated voters directly. So many complaints were filed that the United States Department of Justice was called in to investigate.

But it doesn't stop with the King Street Patriots. Just yesterday, Republican Attorney General and Scott Walker buddy J.B. Van Hollen announced that he would also be sending field teams to "monitor" polls in mostly Democratic wards.

Scott Walker and his cronies are looking desperate, and will do anything to avoid the loss that is coming their way. Our latest poll shows that the race is dead even, and could even come down to a single vote, making it crucial that we stop the suppression efforts and ensure that every vote is counted.

Make sure that everyone gets a fair shot at casting a ballot on Election Day. Fight back against their dirty tricks with $5 to our Voter Protection Fund by midnight tonight.

Join us in our voter protection efforts, and together, we will deliver a victory tomorrow.

Thank you,

Phil Walzak
Deputy Campaign Manager
Barrett for Wisconsin

What a joke!

Barrett doesn't care about protecting the integrity of our elections. He cares about keeping Milwaukee and Wisconsin a haven for fraud.

Barrett dismisses cases of fraud in his city as isolated and unimportant.

This email is so sleazy.

Barrett has run a really dirty campaign.

I suppose he thinks it's his only option. He can't run on his record as mayor of Milwaukee because he's a failure. He can't run on his plans to better Wisconsin because he has none.

All Barrett has to offer is slime.