THAD COCHRAN CAMPAIGN MANAGER Busted in Vote Buying Scheme

[rangerrebew]

THAD COCHRAN CAMPAIGN MANAGER Busted in Vote Buying Scheme

Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, June 30, 2014, 9:10 PM


Democrat Reverend Stevie Fielder says he delivered hundreds or thousands to the polls last week and was told to pay $15 to each voter.


Democrat black reverend, who brought “hundreds” to the polls for promise of payment, exposes alleged massive voter fraud, vote buying operation by Cochran campaign.

A black reverend stiffed by the Cochran campaign has exposed an alleged criminal conspiracy by Cochran staffers to commit massive voter fraud ahead of Tuesday’s controversial U.S. Senate Republican runoff election in Mississippi.

Reverend Stevie Fielder, associate pastor at historic First Union Missionary Baptist Church and former official at Meridian’s redevelopment agency, says he delivered “hundreds or even thousands,” of blacks to the polls after being offered money and being assured by a Cochran campaign operative that Chris McDaniel was a racist. “They [the Cochran campaign] told me to offer blacks fifteen dollars each and to vote for Thad.”

It is illegal under several provisions of Mississippi law and federal law for campaign officials to bribe voters with cash and punishable up to five years in jail. (MS Code 97-13-1; MS Code 97-13-3 (2013) (Federal Code 18 U.S.C. 597, U.S.C. 1973i(c)) Voter fraud schemes are not unusual for Mississippi. In 1999 Mississippi’s attorney general reported massive voter fraud allegations throughout the Magnolia state. In 2011, a Mississippi NAACP leader was sent to prison for voter fraud, according to the Daily Caller.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/06/thad-cochran-campaign-manager-busted-in-vote-buying-scheme/

[massadvj]

I am sure the Mississippi attorney general will get on the case right away. /s

[Oceander]

Here's the sticking point:  proving that the cash was a bribe and not simply for the individuals' time and personal expense (e.g., lunch money).  A quid pro quo must be proven and the testimony of this "reverend" is likely to be easily impeached (discredited) given his hostility because he feels he was "stiffed" - which means that he, and not Cochran, might be in trouble if he was expecting a bribe that the Cochran campaign didn't pay (because they weren't intending to bribe him).

[speekinout]

This story isn't totally trustworthy. The "rev" was paid for the story by the reporter.  He complains that he was stiffed by the Cochran campaign. So it's just slightly possible that he did some embellishment to get money from the reporter. /s

[Chieftain]

This story isn't totally trustworthy. The "rev" was paid for the story by the reporter.  He complains that he was stiffed by the Cochran campaign. So it's just slightly possible that he did some embellishment to get money from the reporter. /s

Which would explain why he was able to dime out the Chochran campaign.  The problem with buying a dishonest bleep to do your dirty work for you, is making sure the dishonest bleep stays bought.......

Far from over and should provide plenty of political entertainment through the August break....

[GourmetDan]

This story isn't totally trustworthy. The "rev" was paid for the story by the reporter.  He complains that he was stiffed by the Cochran campaign. So it's just slightly possible that he did some embellishment to get money from the reporter. /s

Looks like the old reverend worships the almighty buck and not much else...

[speekinout]

Which would explain why he was able to dime out the Chochran campaign.  The problem with buying a dishonest bleep to do your dirty work for you, is making sure the dishonest bleep stays bought.......

Far from over and should provide plenty of political entertainment through the August break....

Nah. The story doesn't have legs. McDaniel may try to milk it some more, but no one in MS believes this guy. He'll do or say anything for money, but not many believe there was any vote buying.

Try reading this: http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2014/07/01/cochran-campaign-denies-vote-buying/11911539/

[evadR]

Anybody arrested yet?