Who Is Larry Hinton, And Why Is He Calling Romney Supporters in Michigan?

Supporters of Mitt Romney in Michigan report receiving negative messaging calls this weekend.

After a 45-second "survey," the calls turn into an advertisement for Mike Huckabee's campaign.

The telephone number recorded by the calls' recipients is registered to one Larry Hinton of Leafcrest Lane in Fairfax, Virginia.

At least one caller reports that the caller ID said "G.W. Bush" and a few came from "Virginia."

I tried the number tonight; it seems to be disconnected, which suggests that the caller was spoofing (masking) his source.

Comments

"I'm Hillary Clinton and I approved this racial slur"

Posted by Billary | January 14, 2008 8:53 AM

This race is not saying so much about the candidates anymore but about the character of the American people. If you vote for Mike Huckabee you probably have a character like huckabee. If you vote for McCain you probably have a character much like McCain's. If you vote for Romney you probably have the same good characher traits as Romney. What we are seeing is a window into the type of people who live in the United States of America. Do we like what we are seeing about ourselves?

Posted by Wendy | January 14, 2008 9:51 AM

This reeks of Huckabee. As soon as Romney is getting ahead in the polls, this push poll calling starts with erroneous, bigoted and negative information. I can't wait until legal action is taken. Disgusting!

Posted by commenter | January 14, 2008 10:51 AM

huckabee is a hypocrite. No negative ads my @ss.

Posted by Upchuck-abee | January 14, 2008 11:13 AM