Subject: [big campaign] McCain: No Home, No Vote
From: "Dan Farough" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:48:27 -0400
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*PROGRESS MICHIGAN*

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Dan Farough

Thursday, September 11th 2008
                (517) 643-2949

                          www.progressmichigan.org

*McCain Wants to Suppress Voters Facing Foreclosures*

*Citizens call on McCain to stop MI plan to block voters*

LANSING — Citizens groups today called on John McCain to drop his plan to
block Macomb County citizens whose houses have been foreclosed from voting
in the November election. The groups are circulating a petition to the
McCain campaign calling on him to stop suppressing voters, available at
http://progressmichigan.org/nohomenovote.

"John McCain supported Bush administration economic policies that forced
families out of their homes – now John McCain wants to silence citizens and
take away their right to vote, and that's an outrage," *Progress
Michigan*Executive Director
*Dan Farough* said. "John McCain should stop using these outrageous dirty
tricks to silence voters hurt by Bush McCain policies."

An expose today by online news site *Michigan Messenger* revealed that the
Republican Party in Macomb County will use a list of home foreclosures to
block a citizen from voting. (www.michiganmessenger.com) Macomb County is
regarded as a national bellwether for the presidential race and is home to
the so-called "Reagan Democrats." Michigan has one of the highest
foreclosure rates in the nation, with more than 12,000 homes in some stage
of foreclosure, according to RealtyTrac.

According to *Michigan Messenger*, McCain received $23,000 from David Trott,
founder of foreclosure specialist Trott & Trott, which also owns the
building housing McCain's Midwest headquarters. Trott & Trott also raised up
to $250,000 for the Republican presidential nominee.

"The foreclosure crisis has devastated countless families across Michigan –
and John McCain is exploiting the suffering of thousands for political
gain," *Farough. *said. "John McCain should stop this outrageous plan to
suppress voters in Michigan or elsewhere. The foreclosure crisis is a
catastrophe that is ruining countless lives across the nation and John
McCain must not be allowed to exploit it for his own gain."

*Jocelyn Benson*, an election law professor at Wayne State University,
called on Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land to protect voters'
rights, saying: "People fought for the right to vote for decades and they
shouldn't lose that right to foreclosure. Secretary Land must issue a
directive that prohibits any campaign from suppressing the votes of Michigan
citizens who are fighting to hold onto their homes."

The petition calling on McCain to stop blocking voters who have lost their
homes to foreclosure also calls on McCain to move his Midwest headquarters
from the Trott & Trott building in Farmington Hills.

To sign the petition, go to. http://progressmichigan.org/nohomenovote.

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Dan Farough
Executive Director
Progress Michigan
517-999-3646
517-643-2949 cell

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