On March 21 a special election was held in the 197th district in Philadelphia. A Green party candidate, Cheri Honkala, lost to the Democratic candidate, Emilio Vasquez. Vasquez’s supporters used intimidation tactics and dishonest activities to win. Ms. Honkala had been endorsed by Our Revolution, the Bernie Sanders group, and she had widespread support, but she couldn’t overcome the illegal activities on behalf of the Democratic candidature.
She has detailed a laundry list of questionable activities on behalf of the Democratic candidate, and she has filed suit in federal court to overturn the results of the election.
First of all, the kinds of voter intimidation and illegal payments engaged in by Philly Democrats goes way beyond hard ball politics and crosses over into dictatorial behavior. Secondly, this gives aid and comfort to Trumpians and “True the Vote” type groups which claim there is widespread fraud and illegal activities in our electoral process.
Question for the statewide Democratic Party and the Philadelphia Democratic Party: Is an election for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives so important that you need to cheat to prevent a Green from being elected? Do you really wonder why people are so turned off to politics?
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