National Republican Congressional Campaign Using Fake Democrat Websites To Lure Voters

[Purveyor]

Posted by
CNN Special Investigations Unit Reporter Drew Griffin

(CNN) – A warning this election season: If you are searching the Web for information on Democratic congressional candidates, read the fine print.

At least 15 websites that appear to be official campaign sites for Democratic candidates, are actually the handiwork of the National Republican Congressional Committee.

In an effort to improve their online efforts this election season, the NRCC’s digital team came up with what the group believes is a great idea: get out the Republican message through fake Democrat sites.

“The idea is people who are looking for information on the candidate, one of the places we all go now is online and so this is a way for folks to find out more about the candidates and information they may not find on the candidate’s own site,” said Daniel Scarpinato, the NRCC's press secretary.

The NRCC bought up hundreds of URLs on potential weak Democratic candidates and created sites that mimic the real ones.

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[libdem4life]

1. They just can't help themselves. Sneaky, Sleazy but Sloppy.

[blkmusclmachine]

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[sakabatou]

3. I hope to hell those people are caught

[Sunlei]

4. "hundreds of URLs" It is sad todays republican party cheats and scams for votes.

Not even good enough to stand on their own merits.