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ashling

(25,771 posts) Wed Feb 5, 2014, 07:34 PM Feb 2014

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Google slaps phishing warning on misleading GOP website

Last edited Wed Feb 5, 2014, 08:11 PM - Edit history (1)

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This is probably not what the National Republican Congressional Committee was expecting when they decided to make the contribution page on their websites targeting Democratic candidates mimic the Democrats' websites. First, after public backlash, they had to start offering refunds to donors who'd been misled, and now, Google has put a "reported phishing website" warning on at least the anti-Alex Sink site.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/03/1274733/-GOP-uses-misleading-website-to-trick-Dems-into-donating-to-Republicans

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Google slaps phishing warning on misleading GOP website (Original Post) ashling Feb 2014 OP

Go Alex! shenmue Feb 2014 #1

Good about time now go mark all the other rethug spoof sites. Drew Richards Feb 2014 #2

Their page is still up, its a scam, no wonder Google posts a warning. NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #3

It's amazing that this is even legal arcane1 Feb 2014 #5

I saw that. pretty funny. Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #4

Its all about winning, and has nothing to do anymore with elections and appealling to voters. marble falls Feb 2014 #6

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. Go Alex!

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 07:37 PM

Feb 2014

She's neat.

Here's her real site: http://www.alexforcongress.com/

Drew Richards

(1,558 posts)

2. Good about time now go mark all the other rethug spoof sites.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 07:38 PM

Feb 2014

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

3. Their page is still up, its a scam, no wonder Google posts a warning.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 07:46 PM

Feb 2014

https://www.nrcc.org/alex-sink-congress/contribute/

https://www.nrcc.org/alex-sink-congress/contribute/

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

5. It's amazing that this is even legal

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 07:59 PM

Feb 2014

It's definitely shameless.

Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)

4. I saw that. pretty funny.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 07:47 PM

Feb 2014

marble falls

(57,150 posts)

6. Its all about winning, and has nothing to do anymore with elections and appealling to voters.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 09:39 PM

Feb 2014

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