According to the Wall Street Journal: An Internal Revenue Service watchdog on Friday said he informed  Obama administration officials last June, in the heat of the 2012 election
season, that a probe was under way over the agency’s targeting of
conservative groups.

The Administration knew of the IRS targeting conservative organizations for non-approval in June 2012 and failed to rectify the issue before the 2012 Primary and General Election when there was still time to reduce the damage.  In fact, according to sources, the approval of applications is still not forthcoming and it is almost mid-2013.

The Obama Administration allowed the voter and political suppression of conservatives to continue all through 2011 and 2012.  Voter Suppression on a huge scale.