Judge Orders Obama Mural Covered At Northeast Philadelphia Polling Place

November 6, 2012 3:07 PM

Judge orders NE Phila. polling place to cover Obama mural (credit: PA GOP)

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Local Republicans went to court to have a judge order a mural of President Obama covered up at the Ben Franklin Elementary School polling place in the Northeast Philadelphia.

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Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Rob Gleason released the following statement regarding the Republican Party of Pennsylvania’s successful challenge.

“The Obama campaign is 0-for-2 today in trying to get away with their disgusting attempts to suppress Republican voices in Philadelphia,” Chairman Rob Gleason said. “Whether it’s blocking Republican Election Day workers form doing their job or violating Pennsylvania law by electioneering in the polling place, it is clear the Obama campaign has taken their campaign in the gutter to manipulate this election however they can. Based on the Obama campaign’s behavior today, it certainly raises the question: what are Democrats doing in the polls that they are working so hard to shield folks from monitoring this election?”

Judge Orders Obama Mural Covered At Northeast Philadelphia Polling Place

Obama Mural (credit: PA GOP)

The Judge of Elections in this district says the mural has been there for several years and it was an oversight.

Officials with the City Commissioner’s Office say the mural has since been covered.

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