TPM: “The husband of a campaign staffer for a Republican candidate for Senate in New Mexico is under investigation for allegedly committing a felony by registering the couple’s dog to vote as part of a stunt to show how easy it could be to commit voter registration fraud.” (See also Doug Chapin’s Just Because You Can(ine) Doesn’t Make It Right.)

The incident reminded me of the U.S. Attorney’s scandal in New Mexico during the Bush years, where voter fraud was pushed to help Wilson’s candidacy. As I recently recounted in this post on the Fraudulent Fraud Squad sneak preview of my book:

Consider this quote … from a Republican operative in New Mexico to U.S. Attorney David Iglesias urging an indictment of an ACORN employee before the next election:

I believe the [voter] ID issue should be used (now) at all levels—federal, state legislative races and Heather [Wilson]’s race. . . . You are not going to find a better wedge issue. . . . I’ve got to believe the [voter] ID issue would do Heather more good than another ad talking about how much federal taxpayer money she has put into the (state) education system and social security. . . . This is the single best wedge issue, ever in NM. We will not have this opportunity again. . . . Today, we expect to file a new Public Records lawsuit, by 3 Republican legislators, demanding the Bernalillo county clerk locate and produce (before Oct 15) ALL of the registrations signed by the ACORN employee.

Iglesias did not bring that indictment as was sacked for his failure to pursue bogus voter fraud claims.

(The dog, by the way, is exceptionally cute.)