Michigan Black Caucus asks for investigation into Barrett ad

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Source: WCMU/NPR

Published October 14, 2024 at 9:18 PM EDT


The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus asked Monday for a formal investigation into an advertisement by a Republican Congressional candidate. The ad, which appeared in the Michigan Bulletin, a Black-owned weekly, lists the wrong election date. The caucus accused former state Senator Tom Barrett’s campaign of misleading Black voters.

The Barrett campaign says it was a “proofing error” that it’s already taken steps to address. But state Senator and Caucus Vice Chair Sarah Anthony (D-Lansing) said she doesn’t believe this was a simple mistake.

“For the amount of ads and flyers and robocalls that they are putting forward in the Black community, you would think that they would also use that intentional push to also make sure that Black voters have the correct date,” Anthony said Monday.

In a letter to the Michigan attorney general and Ingham County prosecutor, the caucus asks authorities to look into whether the campaign “intentionally distributed false information about the election process.” The letter compared the Michigan Bulletin ad with the election date wrongly marked as November 6 to a similar ad that ran in the Lansing City Pulse that had the correct election date on November 5.

Read more: https://radio.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-10-14/michigan-black-caucus-asks-for-investigation-into-barrett-ad

[ananda]

1. Good! That was a nasty underhanded move by Barrett!

So wrong on so many levels.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. That ad is as good as telling someone not to vote.

Reaching those ignorant or confused by the calendar, voting calendar, rules with the wrong date is tantamount to sending them to the wrong polling place. This is criminal.

[Bluethroughu]

3. Seen that happen in WI a decade ago by the right.

They also followed it up with calls telling people they didn't have to vote because their vote was noted by their signature on the petition.

[greblach]

4. Typical Republican crap...

They can't win a fair election, but will go all out to try this crap...

[Clouds Passing]

5. Cheaters gonna cheat

[Martin68]

6. We know they've used this tactic before. Coincidence? Ha!

[Quanto Magnus]

7. The Barrett campaign should stop lying

Proofing error, my hairy butt...

[Festivito]

8. "taking steps" What steps? None, I bet.