McCain Shoots ACORN at Obama

Clootie — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:39:59 -0400

McCain-Palin accuse ACORN, an organization that helps voters register, of perpetrating "massive voter fraud," and they say that Obama has "long and deep" ties to the group. FactCheck finds both claims to be exaggerated. (FactCheck.org is a nonpartisan organization founded by a wealthy Republican to monitor what candidates say.)

The fact is that several ACORN $8-an-hour employees have been found guilty of faking registration forms and others are being investigated. But the evidence that has surfaced so far shows they faked forms to get paid for work they didn’t do, not to stuff ballot boxes. In fact, a Republican prosecutor said that the "scheme was not intended to permit illegal voting."

McCain Shoots ACORN at Obama McCain-Palin accuse ACORN, an organization that helps voters register, of perpetrating "massive voter fraud," and they say that Obama has "long…

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