WI Gov: AG’s Poll Watchers are “Obvious Republican Strategy”Wisconsin’s Governor Jim Doyle called out Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s latest attempt at voter suppression as an “obvious Republican strategy.”
Earlier this week, Van Hollen — a Republican — announced that he would be sending more than 50 state prosecutors and law enforcement agents to monitor polls on Election Day.
From the AP:
Governor Doyle says the attorney general has no authority to supervise elections in Wisconsin and questions what power the special agents would have if they observe a problem.The governor says the plan is part of an “obvious Republican strategy” to raise questions about the validity of the vote.