{"id":255,"date":"2008-11-04T12:57:02","date_gmt":"2008-11-04T12:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/progressiverevival\/2008\/11\/mississippi-republicans-rig-ba.html"},"modified":"2008-11-04T12:57:02","modified_gmt":"2008-11-04T12:57:02","slug":"mississippi-republicans-rig-ba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/progressiverevival\/2008\/11\/mississippi-republicans-rig-ba.html","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi Republicans Rig Ballots… Voter Fraud in Play"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phil Singer over at “The Marathon Blog”<\/a> has broke the story that Mississippi Republicans are defrauding the system and attempting to steal the election from the voters of Mississippi.<\/p>\n

It’s simple… Mississippi’s African American communities come together and choose candidates they support — those who will stand with them and represent their interests. They then offer sample ballots, newletters and other tools to their neighbors for Election Day.<\/p>\n

The Republicans have taken these sample ballots and made it look like Roger Wicker is the “Democrat” and the one endorsed by African American leaders.<\/p>\n

Dr. King’s Beloved Community is under assault by Republicans willing to do anything to keep their power… its about them. It’s not about the voters and the voters lose.<\/p>\n

Check out the facts at Phil’s blog <\/a>and see the manipulated sample ballot below:<\/p>\n

\nMS Republican Rigged Sample 2008.bmp<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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