{"id":2230444,"date":"2024-04-25T18:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T22:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackballed-former-wisconsin-gop-operative-takes-aim-at-new-leader-by-revealing-scheming-2020-texts\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T18:54:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T22:54:48","slug":"blackballed-former-wisconsin-gop-operative-takes-aim-at-new-leader-by-revealing-scheming-2020-texts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackballed-former-wisconsin-gop-operative-takes-aim-at-new-leader-by-revealing-scheming-2020-texts\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Wisconsin GOP Operative Targets New Leader with Revealing 2020 Texts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblackballed-former-wisconsin-gop-operative-takes-aim-at-new-leader-by-revealing-scheming-2020-texts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2230444&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>I\u200d have formatted the summary into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/invasion-invitation\/\" title=\"Invitation to Invade\">structured paragraph<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-activist-specified-ginni-thomass-name-be-left-off-payment-notes-report\/\" title=\"Report: Conservative activist requested Ginni Thomas's name be omitted from payment notes.\">easy readability<\/a>. 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I&#8217;m here to help!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wisconsin<\/a> GOP operative accused the new executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wisconsin Republican Party<\/a>, Andrew Iverson, of attempting to \u201cwreak havoc\u201d on Election Day 2020. <\/p>\n<p>Carlton Huffman, the whistleblower, released photos of text messages Iverson sent on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2020-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Election Day<\/a>, with Iverson telling Huffman to \u201cwreak havoc\u201d by having Trump supporters inundate a nonprofit organization that was offering to drive voters to the polls with calls.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Iverson was the state\u2019s head of\u00a0Trump Victory, a joint operation of the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/04\/25\/wisconsin-gop-head-urged-staffer-to-swarm-black-group-with-trump-calls\/73386418007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/em><\/a>  and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politico-just-got-caught-trying-to-concoct-an-imaginary-desantis-scandal\/\" title=\"Politico Just Got Caught Trying To Concoct An Imaginary DeSantis Scandal\">current communications director<\/a> of the Wisconsin GOP. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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,\u201d Matt Fisher, communications director of the Wisconsin GOP, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. Iverson is responsible for day-to-day operations in his role as executive director.<\/p>\n<p>Huffman currently has a restraining order against him for sending a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-school-board-members-resign-after-racist-text-messages-emerge\/\" title=\"Boston School Board Members Resign After Racist Text Messages Emerge\">racist text message<\/a> to another Republican Party official. He was also fired from another job for being \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/nc-legislative-staffer-s-short-tenure-ended-after-appearances-on-pro-white-show-resurface\/20690710\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pro-White<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, on the morning of Election Day, Iverson told people involved with the Trump campaign to \u201cwreak havoc\u201d on Election Day. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan Mario (Herrera, head of Hispanic outreach for Trump Victory) help get some Trump supporters to participate in Souls to the Polls?\u201d Iverson asked Huffman at 9:45 a.m. on Nov. 3, 2020. \u201c\u2018Can\u2019t wait to go vote for President Trump!\u2019 [Wearing] MAGA hat or something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited about this. Wreak havoc,\u201d Iverson then said to Huffman. \u201cFor the afternoon and they\u2019ll make it clear they\u2019re excited to vote for Trump?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Huffman seemed open to the idea, corresponding with Herrera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnow some people who wanna F*** with the Dems,\u201d Huffman texted Herrera. Herrera responded, \u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave our people spam their souls to the polls hotline. \u2026 Just say they want a ride and be wearing their trump stuff,\u201d Huffman said.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QGevJ3sT5m\">pic.twitter.com\/QGevJ3sT5m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Bice (@DanielBice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielBice\/status\/1783525994718015500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soulstothepollswi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Souls to the Polls<\/a> is a Milwaukee-based nonprofit organization that offers free transportation to the polls on Election Day. It has since called on Iverson to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/04\/25\/souls-to-the-polls-seeks-firing-of-wisconsin-gop-executive-director\/73453727007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>resign<\/a> from his position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again, this is a clear and blatant example of voter suppression \u2014 of people in power trying to silence our voices,\u201d Greg Lewis, Souls to the Polls Wisconsin executive director, said in a statement. \u201cThey tried to stop Souls to the Polls and Black voters in my community. We don\u2019t take threats to our right to vote lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iverson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/24604362-db-ai-ontr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>claims<\/a> he was joking at the time of the text messages. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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,\u201d Iverson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Wisconsin GOP operative Carlton Huffman accuses Andrew Iverson, the new executive director of the Wisconsin Republican Party, of planning to disrupt Election Day 2020. 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