A.G. Gancarski
It’s apparently not just the “fake news” that conservatives in St. Johns County need to watch out for.
They also have to keep their eyes peeled for a slate of phony endorsements, claims the Chair of the St. Johns County Republican Party.
Chair Denver Cook said the party “learned that a fraudulent voter guide has been mailed to many Republican voters across the county.”
“This fraudulent guide includes the St. Johns County GOP logo, has a slate of candidates that were not endorsed by the party, does not have legal disclaimers stating who paid for it and represents the most obvious case of voter fraud I have witnessed to date,” Cook claimed.
“The Republican Party of Florida and the St. Johns County Republican Party are the only organizations qualified to speak officially on behalf of our party in St. Johns County. We are taking this matter very seriously and are investigating. No Florida voter should be misled by anonymous, phony groups pretending to speak for the GOP,” affirms State Party Chair Evan Power.
The St. Johns REC is backing Mara Macie in her latest challenge to U.S. Rep. John Rutherford of Florida’s 5th Congressional District. One of two Primary challengers to Rutherford in 2022, she was unsuccessful, getting 18% of the vote and finishing in a distant second place, with Rutherford taking 66% in that election.
The local REC is bucking the political establishment down the ballot as well, going with Gerry James in his bid to replace term-limited Travis Hutson in SD 7, and with Kim Kendall in HD 18, races where Rep. Tom Leek and former Gov. Ron DeSantis lawyer Nick Primrose, respectively, would seem to have the inside track.
Five local candidates also got the nod. Ann-Marie Evans, Clay Murphy, and Ann Taylor received the REC’s backing in County Commission races, while Francis Cummings and Linda Thomson were picked for the School Board.
However, the fake mailer has Leek as the pick in SD 7, Primrose in HD 18, Brandon Patty for County Clerk, Christian Whitehurst, Henry Dean and Roy Alaimo for County Commission, Lynn Straughan for School Board, and Tamara Renuart for Committee member.
“If you are a voter and receive an envelope like the one pictured, please notify us so we can collect them as evidence – preferably unopened to facilitate fingerprint analysis,” Cook urges the party faithful.
Fake endorsements are nothing new in Northeast Florida. In 2023’s Jacksonville municipal elections, former Congresswoman Corrine Brown had to disavow “Quick Picks” sent out under her name.
9 comments
ELVIS "Professor/Scientist/Social Worker" American
August 10, 2024 at 4:17 pm
Obviously this Fake Guide was promulgated and dispersed by Dook 4 Brains Leftys,
Y’all cant fool ELVIS
Dan Reynolds
August 11, 2024 at 11:36 am
Obviously you’re making bogus claims not backed by proof or evidence. “Because I think so” doesn’t count for shit. Don’t vote. You’re incompetent.
Ed Slavin (St. Augustine)
August 11, 2024 at 10:18 am
Vote for David Shoar for SD 7
Ed Slavin
August 11, 2024 at 12:01 pm
This post purporting to be by Ed Slavin is fake. I do not endorse David Shore or his works and pomps. Please delete,
Ed Slavin
August 11, 2024 at 1:22 pm
his post purporting to be by Ed Slavin is fake. I do not endorse David Shoar or his works and pomps. Please delete,
Ed Slavin
August 11, 2024 at 1:25 pm
This post purporting to be by Ed Slavin is fake. I do not endorse David Shoar or his works and pomps. Please delete,
JustBabs
August 11, 2024 at 2:17 pm
The primaries are hilarious, in Florida, because we get to watch the MAGAt Party fake each other out. No principles or values. No intelligent life left in that political party. They play the same gaslighting and fraud games amongst themselves as they attempt to do with the other party. Maybe they need a better script, or more babysitters.
The Real Ed Slavin
August 15, 2024 at 1:26 pm
Vote for David Shoar for SD 7. Don’t pay attention to the fake Ed Slavin saying I didn’t endorse David Shoar. I clearly did..
Mark Weisberger
August 16, 2024 at 12:15 am
A.G., Thank you for running to this story. Yes, sending out a fake endorsement mailer is highly fraudulent. I suggest finding out which print shop printed it, then ask who paid them to print it. (Frank Cannon could usually solve this kind of case in a day or two). I also want to make a shout-out for Mara Macie for Congress. She’s an actual Conservative. Thank you.
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