Ex-Wisconsin GOP Operative Targets New Leader with Revealing 2020 Texts
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A former Wisconsin GOP operative accused the new executive director of the Wisconsin Republican Party, Andrew Iverson, of attempting to “wreak havoc” on Election Day 2020.
Carlton Huffman, the whistleblower, released photos of text messages Iverson sent on Election Day, with Iverson telling Huffman to “wreak havoc” by having Trump supporters inundate a nonprofit organization that was offering to drive voters to the polls with calls.
At the time, Iverson was the state’s head of Trump Victory, a joint operation of the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee.
While Iverson has not denied the authenticity of the texts, Huffman has a scandal-laden recent history, and he is not an ideal source, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the current communications director of the Wisconsin GOP.
“The real story here is Carlton Huffman, a known white supremacist, was caught lying to the press by spreading falsehoods about former colleagues. Andrew Iverson is a man of integrity who is committed to electing Republicans by earning the trust and votes of Wisconsinites,” Matt Fisher, communications director of the Wisconsin GOP, told the Washington Examiner. Iverson is responsible for day-to-day operations in his role as executive director.
Huffman currently has a restraining order against him for sending a racist text message to another Republican Party official. He was also fired from another job for being “pro-White.”
In 2020, on the morning of Election Day, Iverson told people involved with the Trump campaign to “wreak havoc” on Election Day.
“Can Mario (Herrera, head of Hispanic outreach for Trump Victory) help get some Trump supporters to participate in Souls to the Polls?” Iverson asked Huffman at 9:45 a.m. on Nov. 3, 2020. “‘Can’t wait to go vote for President Trump!’ [Wearing] MAGA hat or something.”
“I’m excited about this. Wreak havoc,” Iverson then said to Huffman. “For the afternoon and they’ll make it clear they’re excited to vote for Trump?”
Huffman seemed open to the idea, corresponding with Herrera.
“Know some people who wanna F*** with the Dems,” Huffman texted Herrera. Herrera responded, “How?”
“Have our people spam their souls to the polls hotline. … Just say they want a ride and be wearing their trump stuff,” Huffman said.
Ex-GOP operative Carlton Huffman has accused the new GOP boss, Andrew Iverson, of telling him to flood Souls to the Polls w calls from Trump backers on Election Day 2020. Turns out Huffman told another Trump worker to go forward w the plan. Huffman in white; staffer in blue pic.twitter.com/QGevJ3sT5m
— Daniel Bice (@DanielBice) April 25, 2024
Souls to the Polls is a Milwaukee-based nonprofit organization that offers free transportation to the polls on Election Day. It has since called on Iverson to resign from his position.
“Once again, this is a clear and blatant example of voter suppression — of people in power trying to silence our voices,” Greg Lewis, Souls to the Polls Wisconsin executive director, said in a statement. “They tried to stop Souls to the Polls and Black voters in my community. We don’t take threats to our right to vote lightly.”
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Iverson claims he was joking at the time of the text messages.
“I got into politics because I love my state and want to ensure that every single Wisconsite that is legally allowed to vote has the opportunity to do so. In 2020, I jokingly offered a scenario of Trump supporters utilizing a Democrat-aligned GOTV effort to ensure Republicans also made it out to the polls. It was a spur of the moment thought and nothing more came of it,” Iverson said in a statement.
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