Van Hollen has been accused of "playing party politics" because he is also the honorary state co-chairman of McCain's presidential campaign. One local blog even
called him "Wisconsin's Katherine Harris," with reference to the disputed election in Florida in 2000 in which the Republican Secretary of State played a significant role.
CNN's Susan Roesgen noted these concerns and asked Van Hollen, "Isn't it true that there was a discussion in your office with lawyers for the GOP a week before you filed this lawsuit?"
Van Hollen denied that the Republican lawyers had asked him to sue the Election Board, although he admitted, "They may have asked lawyers in my office to file the lawsuit."
Van Hollen himself acknowledges, "I have no doubt in my mind that there are going to be people out there who are going to say, 'Boy, that looks a little bit fishy.'"
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