Leaked Audio Captures Romney Asking Employers To Tell Their Employees How To Vote

[teko]

Newly-discovered audio from a conference call in June captures Mitt Romney asking business owners to urge their employees to vote for him.
Romney, speaking on a call to the very conservative National Federation of Independent Business, tells a group of business owners that they should “make it very clear” how they feel about the candidates. The audio, discovered by In These Times, also captures Romney telling the business owners to “pass… along to your employees” how their jobs might be effected by who wins in November:
I hope you make it very clear to your employees what you believe is in the best interest of your enterprise and therefore their job and their future in the upcoming elections. And whether you agree with me or you agree with President Obama, or whatever your political view, I hope — I hope you pass those along to your employees. Nothing illegal about you talking to your employees about what you believe is best for the business, because I think that will figure into their election decision, their voting decision and of course doing that with your family and your kids as well.
Listen at 26:44:
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/10/17/1037881/leaked-audio-romney-employers/

[MrsPincince]

Sure is...

[teko]

If that is true, this country is in BIG trouble.

[MrsPincince]

Unions telling someone they should vote at their own discretion is different from an actual candidate encouraging employers to tell their employees to vote him/her or else they'll lose their jobs..I'm not surprised though, everyone left leaning will find something wrong with this, everyone right leaning will find nothing wrong with this...So be it!!

[teko]

Show me some sources and I will invest igate that as well.

[Vance2335]

How is this any different then Unions? AFL-CIO telling people they have to stand out to watch Obama's motorcade pass by, they "should" vote for Obama. This is really nothing new and has been done by unions for years and years now. And do you think the directive said by union bosses come form anyone within the Obama campaign...yep it sure does.

[MrsPincince]

It just shows that he doesn't have enough confidence in his campaign to win  this thing on his own and honorably...Damn Shame...I still hope and pray the the President will win because I personally do not want someone like this in office. Imagine the damage that will be done?

[teko]

I have heard several of these instances happening. I did not know of this conversation. Is this the same as blackmail or what? I don't think it legal for an employee to do this. Mike would have to weigh in on this. Maybe he would know the legalities of it. I hope it backfires on em.,

[MrsPincince]

I'm not surprised...But people are still going to vote for him so....

[teko]

There have already been some reports of employers suggesting how their employees should cast their ballots. A CEO of a Florida resort company threatened to fire his employees if Obama won. The CEO of a timeshare company did the same. And the famous right-wing Koch brothers warned of “consequences” of not voting for Romney.