SOMEONE WANTS VOTERS TO THINK POWERS-NORRELL REALLY LIKES TEH GAYS, ABORTION

I’ve been doing my best to stay out of the extremely nasty Senate District 16 race because I’m trying to play nice with hair-trigger blogger Will Folks and his client Rep. Mick Mulvaney. But the latest bit of trash thrown at Democrat Mandy Powers Norrell — this one apparently from a third party — is just too ridiculous to ignore.

According to the Indigo Journal, some group called “The Alliance for the Advancement of Gays and Lesbians” that most likely doesn’t actually exist unleashed a robo call to inform voters that they are backing Powers-Norrell for her support of gay rights and abortion.

Hi, this is Allison calling from the Alliance for the Advancement of Gays and Lesbians. We are a pro-gay rights, pro-choice grassroots organization.

I am calling to let you know that we are supporting Mandy Powers Norrell in the state Senate

A proven Democrat, Mandy Powers Norrell supports homosexual unions and abortion rights. We can count on Mandy Powers Norrell to promote a progressive agenda in the state Senate and to fight the right wing fringe at every turn.

Again, this is Allison with the Alliance for the Advancement of Gays and Lesbians asking you to vote for Democrat Mandy Powers Norrell on Tuesday, November 4. Thank you.

This call is simply over the line. It’s a classic example of nasty campaigning and it has no place in politics. But who is responsible for it?

I’ve checked the state ethics commission’s website and can find no trace of this group. None at all.

Which means someone else probably placed this call. And that would be a serious violation of state law and possibly a case of election fraud.

It’s unlikely Powers-Norrell would do this to herself, although it’s possible. And this is also a bit too dirty for Mulvaney’s primary consulting firm, Starboard Communications. So that leaves a handful of usual suspects.

Regardless of the perpetrator, it’s a good indicator that Mulvaney or his supporters feel they are in serious trouble. There’s simply no other explanation for this type of activity.