Friday, August 27, 2021

How Far Will Conservatives Go With Robocalls To Suppress Voter Turnout?

 


Photo: TechCrunch.com



How far will the opposing side go to suppress voter turnout?  How low will people go?  Pretty low.  Recently, news outlets have been circulating a story of 'Washington Operatives' that have been involved in smearing campaigns for former President Trump.  Now, the operatives find themselves in increasingly greater trouble.  Why?


Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl are the operatives that are mentioned in numerous articles lately surrounding the breaking news.  The deeper that a person digs will find that one operative -- Jacob Wohl -- has been involved in numerous scandals or smear campaigns


The two operatives listed above were recently (as in the last Presidential Election) investigated by the FCC for their attempt through Robocalls in various states.  These robocalls were discriminatory and attempted to obstruct voter suppression.  The story was carried by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow's show, in the video below:



I guess that this is the new norm?  We should all be aware of these illegal efforts moving forward.  Look out for such scams.  Congress should look further into the illegal method of scamming voters.  In the meantime, the responsibility lies in the hands of the voters.  This is unfortunate given that our politicians cannot regulate the space 

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