NRCC Plays Franken Card In 20th

April 1, 2009

The NRCC wasted no time in urging supporters to contribute to support what will undoubtedly be a hard-fought recount battle in the 20th CD, ominously predicting the Democrats will try to “steal” the election and citing the ongoing Franken-vs-Coleman race as a warning.

Merely mentioning the Minnesota Senate race, which has dragged on for five months without a final outcome (although there was a ruling yesterday viewed as a setback for the former senator, whose team has said it will appeal the ruling) in the same breath as the 20th does not bode well for quick decision in yesterday’s too-close-to-call race.

Here’s the text of the e-mail, which arrived in my in-box at 1:59 a.m.:

“I just stepped out of a political meeting…

Don’t let the Democrats steal this election. Less than 80 ballots separate Republican Jim Tedisco and his Democrat opponent. We cannot afford to allow the Democrats to steal this election.
We need your support to ensure we can overcome the Democrats’ legal maneuvers.
Democrats have almost succeeded in stealing the election in Minnesota and seating Al Franken. We cannot allow them to manipulate electoral results to seat another tax-troubled liberal.
We need your support to make sure the will of the residents of New York’s 20th district prevails in the final outcome.
Please contribute today and together we can ensure a fair and accurate count of the remaining ballots.
Thank you.
Sincerely,

Guy Harrison, Executive Director
P.S. Democrats will do whatever they can to hold this seat. Do not allow them to steal this election. Please contribute $25, $50, $100 or more NOW so we can ensure a fair and accurate election.