Whodunit?

From NH's WMUR:

Unaffiliated Voters Receive False Phone Calls
Voters Told They Can't Take Part In Primary

POSTED: 6:04 PM EST January 13, 2004

CONCORD, N.H. -- The state attorney general is warning voters about a scam that may be an attempt to unfairly influence the outcome of the primary.

Attorney General Peter Heed said someone has been calling voters who are unaffiliated with a party and telling them that they can't vote in the primary -- which is untrue.

Heed said his office has received complaints from town and city clerks as well as undeclared voters who said they are being told they cannot vote.

A voter who is registered to vote in New Hampshire but has not declared a party affiliation may vote in the presidential primary and choose the ballot of either party at the polling place. People who are eligible to vote but are not yet registered may register to vote at the polls on primary day.

Something smells seriously rotten here, just like it did in South Carolina in 2000. And now that the state AG is getting involved, this disturbingly Bush league tactic may well turn out to be a PR headache of migraine proportions for the campaign whose supporters are behind it.

OOPS UPDATE: Almost forgot. Via Josh Marshall.