Souls to the Polls Will Deliver Demand Letter to Republican National Convention Host Committee, Calling for Removal of Wisconsin Republican Party Executive Director Andrew Iverson
Leaked text messages show Iverson initiated “Operation Rat F*ck” to suppress Black voters in Milwaukee and “wreak havoc” on Election Day 2020
MILWAUKEE, WI: Souls to the Polls, a non-partisan voting rights group, will deliver a demand letter to the MKE 2024 Host Committee for the Republican National Convention during an open session on Monday, May 20 at 10:30am. The letter calls for the removal of Andrew Iverson, the executive director for the Wisconsin Republican Party. Recently released text messages reveal Iverson’s 2020 scheme to suppress Black voters in Milwaukee by draining resources of Souls to the Polls’ volunteer-powered free Rides to the Polls effort, referring to the scheme as “Operation Rat F*ck.” The voting rights group also demands that an internal investigation and review be conducted by the national Republican Party to determine if anyone else was involved in these efforts, and that subsequent action be taken to hold any additional parties accountable.
Reverend Greg Lewis, Executive Director of Souls to the Polls Wisconsin: “Attempts to suppress Black and brown voters, low-income voters, voters with disabilities, and other underserved communities will not be tolerated. The attack on our Rides to the Polls program is a direct attack on our right to vote. At Souls to the Polls, we don’t take sides, we just give rides. We demand accountability from state and national leaders.”
Souls to the Polls’ letter to the RNC Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee can be found here.
DETAILS
WHAT: Souls to the Polls delivers a demand letter calling for the removal of WI GOP Executive Director Andrew Iverson to a RNC MKE 2024 Host Committee outreach session
WHO:
● Reverend Greg Lewis, Executive Director of Souls to the Polls WI
● Allies from voting rights groups and community organizations
● Milwaukee voters
WHEN: Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:45am CDT
WHERE: Milwaukee Public Market, 400 N Water Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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Andrew Iverson’s own words are hateful, racist and violate Constututionally protected Right to Vote.
Why hasn’t Iverson been held legally accountable?
First, you can bet that any internal investigation of the WI Republican Party will show that magically nobody else was involved in trying to suppress voter turn out.
Second, you can also bet that the Republican Party WILL ABSOLUTELY DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING they can this year to do exactly the same, and more. They began that process in 2021 through various legislative changes to voting rights and procedures, all based on their unproven premise that elections were rigged and rife with rampant fraud.
Finally, the use of the term “Operation Rat F*ck” is indicative of the borderline Nazi mindset of Iverson and his cronies, and shows the obvious level of hatred and total disrespect for the people they were trying to prevent voting. Could that not be seen as attempting to rig an election? These people are complete and utter hypocrites.