Obama distances campaign from ACORN

Barack Obama is distancing his campaign from ACORN voter registration efforts, which have come under heavy scrutiny. Officials allege that ACORN has filed thousands of fraudulent voter registration forms. The organization typically registers poor and minority voters who tend to vote Democratically.

Full story by Kenneth P. Vogel at Politico.com:

Barack Obama for the first time on Tuesday addressed the ACORN controversy that Republicans are seeking to attach to his campaign, minimizing the impact of alleged voter registration fraud linked to the activist group and stressing ACORN is not advising his campaign.

“We’ve got the best voter registration and turnout and volunteer operation in politics right now, and we don’t need ACORN’s help,” he told reporters at the secluded leafy resort outside Toledo...