Congressman Joe Garcia Explains Factors for Absentee Ballot Fraud

Miami Herald Excerpt:

In a news conference held at his West Miami-Dade office Saturday morning, Garcia, a Democrat, maintained that he had no knowledge of the failed plot during last year’s primary election. He said he learned about his campaign’s involvement only the previous afternoon from chief of staff Jeffrey Garcia, who is unrelated to the congressman and has long served as his top political strategist.

“I cannot stress how angry I am at these events,” Joe Garcia said Saturday.

He called the plot “ill-conceived” but added: “I think it was a well-intentioned attempt to maximize voter turnout.”

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Congressman Joe Garcia: ‘Flawed’ absentee-voting system, ‘reckless abandon’ in politics contributed to ballot scandal - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com

HIH POV:

Just one big political mess for Florida's 26th Congressional District!  If the candidate is not minding the store then who is? All this stuff happens under the radar?  When the campaign kick-off took place where was the campaigns ethics and values brief or was it "ends justify the means" approach.  This is absolutely shameful and the citizens affected need to demand better.  Congressman David Rivera lost the election and rightfully so, but what we've gotten in his place may be no better nor what we get in the future if something isn't done to fix the Absentee Ballot problems in Florida.