Original sentence: Hoff was endorsed by Meghan McCain and several other Republican personalities.In the end, Shay prevailed by 55 votes out of 950.Investigators found that she improperly notarized 71 absentee ballots in an election.One weekend before before the election, stories appeared highlighting allegedly racially-insensitive statements by Shay on Facebook.Shay's endorsers included Lousiana Governor Bobby Jindal.Shay's statements attracted negative commentary from Meghan McCain, Joe Scarborough, and several commentators.She was one of six Republican Party staff charged and one of three who plead guilty to improprieties involving absentee ballots.Soon after Hoff announced in February of 2009, The Politico's Ben Smith wrote about her 2004 conviction for election-related improprieties while working for the South Dakota Republican Party in 2004.The 2009 Young Republican National Federation Chairman's race was between Audra Shay and Rachel Hoff
Edited sentence: According to many blogs and news organizations, Shay wrote supportive comments on her Facebook page which included racial slurs against black people, Muslims and hispanics.In response, Shay claimed that her post was a reply to a previous post from the poster; however, this response drew criticism because of the 8 minute time lapse.It was also reported that she has a history of making such comments, referring to Obama and homosexuals in nooses.Not all Republican elected officials were critical of Shay.Shay chose to remove those who criticized the racist remarks and not the person who made the comments, leading many to question her response to the controversy.Shay received support of the following after the controversy: Sedgwick County Clerk (KS) Kelly Arnold, Monticello City (KY)Councilman Jeffrey Edwards, Illinois Statewide candidate and current Consolidated District 230 Board of Education President Dennis Cook, Florida State House candidate Lubby Navarro,and Assistant Cuyahoga County (OH)Prosecutor Lisa Stickan.Shay's comments have drawn harsh criticism from RNC Chairman Michael Steele, former Congressman and TV host Joe Scarborough, and Meghan McCain, the daughter of former Republican presidential candidate John McCain.Some Facebook friends of Shay were critical of the racist comments.The Chairman of the YRNF, Audra Shay, was caught up in a nationally covered alleged racism scandal in July 2009