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February 18, 2004

Editorial: Ho-Chunk Nation's 'political incompetence'

The Ho-Chunk Nation exhibited "compulsive political incompetence" in their push to convert a bingo hall into a casino, The Wisconsin State Journal says in an editorial.

A day after saying there is "no sound reason" to stop tribes from expanding gaming, the paper blames the tribe for turning off voters. "Tribal leaders didn't understand that too many in Madison are unexplainably suspicious of wealth, not impressed by it," the paper says. "Then the tribe pummeled residents with an extravagant and misleading million-dollar ad campaign."

Voters in Dane County rejected the casino by 64 percent.

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