About those David Crowley mailers

In the weeks before the election, voters around Wisconsin received two mailers from the “Progressive Alliance of Wisconsin,” urging them to reconsider their vote for David Crowley because of an out-of-context quote from his July primary debate, and the conspiratorial accusation that centrist Democrats had actually stolen the nomination from Francesca Hong. The first sign of trouble is the address of the organization, which is stated as Chicago, Ill. It turns out this so-called alliance of Wisconsin progressives is actually funded by GOP operatives from Oklahoma, according to Popular Information. The group was registered with the Wisconsin Election Commission Oct. 19 and has two transactions, both disbursements to the Oklahoma-based political firm Classen Group, according to the Wisconsin Election Commission’s filing reports. The GOP stooping to such levels to swing the election in their favor ultimately failed.

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