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NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:22 AM Aug 2016

A Right-Wing Activist Tried To Infiltrate A Democratic Campaign. It Didn’t Go Well.

Staff for Senate candidate Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat, busted a right-wing activist who attempted to infiltrate the campaign as a volunteer Wednesday, they said.

The unmasking comes after conservative provocateur James O’Keefe, who specializes in these types of stings, blew his own cover in an attempt to run a sting against George Soros ― by forgetting to hang up the phone after leaving a voicemail. (That’ll get ya every time.)

The Feingold sting apparently fell apart thanks to profiling on the part of the campaign. The would-be infiltrator was blonde and drove a big white pickup truck, which staff said was part of the tipoff.

The woman, who identified herself as Allison Moss, told Feingold staffers that she had been active in College Democrats at the University of Minnesota and wanted to get involved in the campaign. She also signed a nondisclosure agreement with the campaign under the same name.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/another-okeefe-like-infiltrator-unmasked-mid-sting_us_57b4d490e4b034dc73257c61

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A Right-Wing Activist Tried To Infiltrate A Democratic Campaign. It Didn’t Go Well. (Original Post) NCTraveler Aug 2016 OP
Same story - different link - DURHAM D Aug 2016 #1
Glad Democrats are finally wising up to these tactics NewJeffCT Aug 2016 #2

DURHAM D

(32,606 posts)
1. Same story - different link -
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:30 AM
Aug 2016
https://www.yahoo.com/news/democratic-senate-campaign-catches-conservative-004426528.html

The Clinton campaign identified Maass, then giving her name as ‘Allison Holmes,’ and at least one other woman last August as having infiltrated among their volunteers and allegedly trying to entrap their supporters in Iowa. One scheme including attempting to pass potentially illegal cash donations onto the campaign.



Republicans are such shit heads.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
2. Glad Democrats are finally wising up to these tactics
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 10:30 AM
Aug 2016

O'Keefe was responsible for bringing down ACORN with his selectively edited video...

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