Did Obama Use IRS Audits to Shut Down Grassroots Activists and Sway the Election?
by soopermexican On May 14, 2013
As the scandal chasm opens ever wider beneath this White House and the Mompants President, some interesting questions are being raised about the IRS teaparty inquiries.
Could it be that these investigations were used to dissuade conservatives from organizing, and possibly have skewed the election results?
Consider this report from Pennsylvania where Obama won 20 electoral votes [emphasis added]:
ZitatAt least three Tea Party groups in Pennsylvania say they have been the target of IRS intimidation, and have either abandoned seeking tax exempt status, shut down, or plan to do so in the near future, the group organizers told PennLive Monday.
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Among the three Keystone State groups citing problems with the IRS, two groups were in the Philadelphia area, and another is based in western Pennsylvania. Tea Party leaders in the Harrisburg area say they have had no issues with IRS harassment, but added that they are angry about the mistreatment of other groups.
Later in the article, a Tea Party activist who felt intimidated explains how the IRS kept constrained her political activities: