California Democratic Party Launches Fraud Busters Program

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

On Thursday, California Democratic Party Chairman Art Torres announced the launch of an exciting program called Fraud Busters to combat misinformation being spread by proponents of a misleading initiative effort ("The Presidential Election Reform Act") which would make California the only large state in the union to award its electoral votes by Congressional District, instead of by statewide popular vote. 
 
"We want activists around the state to help us stop the Republicans from stealing the White House and stealing California's electoral votes," said Torres. "We are asking our activists to be the California Democratic Party's frontline team and help us stop the Republicans from spreading their lies around the state."
 
In order to ensure that Republicans hold the White House next year, well-connected GOP operatives are attempting to put an initiative on California's June 2008 ballot that, if passed, would all but guarantee the Republican nominee could steal 22 electoral votes from California in the November 2008 presidential election.
 
The California Democratic Party has set up a website, www.cadem.org/fraudbusters with tools for Democratic activists across California to get the word out and gather signatures from others who will pledge to help us stop the Republicans' scam.
 
The CDP also set up a section on its website so volunteers can let others know where the Republican operatives are gathering signatures. As activists "Catch Them in the Act," they can email, call or text the CDP with the locations of the signature gatherers. 
 
Activists can also help to spread the truth by going to locations where the Republicans are gathering signatures and telling would-be signers the truth about this petition.
 
"The so-called Presidential Election Reform Act is a partisan power grab by powerful Republican operatives," added Torres. "The nation is looking to California Democrats to stop this effort to rig the Presidential election.  We are asking our friends, neighbors and fellows activists to continue to organize and plan larger operations against this GOP scam."