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===[[ACORN]]===

===[[ACORN]]===

Senate denies ACORN funding in a September 14, 2009 vote of 83 to 7. ACORN has been a source of nationwide fraud in the past two elections cycles. Still, they have their supporters like Bob Casey, Jr. He was one of the seven that sought to protect ACORN. <ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27153.html Senate denies ACORN funding, Politico, September 14, 2009]</ref>

In the wake of the [[ACORN]] scandal exposed by [[James O'Keefe]], Senator Mike Johanns proposed an amendment to defund the organization. This amendment passed the Senate overwhelmingly; however, Senator Casey was one of seven Senators to vote against the amendment.  This was widely, and correctly, seen as a vote in support of ACORN.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27153.html Senate denies ACORN funding, Politico, September 14, 2009]</ref> Commenting on the vote, Bill Wilson of Americans for Limited Government said, "The ACORN Housing Corporation has long been pushing the very loose-lending policies that helped destroy the housing industry. And now it has been exposed for working with prostitutes, as well. Yet, these seven Senators [Casey] have knowingly voted to keep sending taxpayer money to a highly corrupt organization of pushers and pimps," <ref>[http://politicomafioso.blogspot.com/2009/09/alg-condemns-7-senators-for-voting-to.html ALG Condemns 7 Senators,Politico Mafioso, September 16, 2009]</ref>

 

Bill Wilson of Americans for Limited Government said, "The ACORN Housing Corporation has long been pushing the very loose-lending policies that helped destroy the housing industry. And now it has been exposed for working with prostitutes, as well. Yet, these seven Senators [Casey] have knowingly voted to keep sending taxpayer money to a highly corrupt organization of pushers and pimps," <ref>[http://politicomafioso.blogspot.com/2009/09/alg-condemns-7-senators-for-voting-to.html ALG Condemns 7 Senators,Politico Mafioso, September 16, 2009]</ref>

===Opportunist===

===Opportunist===