How Low Will The LSOS Go?
Posted by Michelle Moquin on February 27th, 2014
Good morning!
The LSOS repubs know they can’t win fairly so they are doing their best to trick us and get an edge. The midterms are going to be here sooner than we think. So let’s not forget their deceitful low-life ways (I know…who can forget when there is so much to remind us?) or fall for their sly schemes.
Don’t be one who gets scammed by them. Read this from Think Progress:
Trick Websites Dupe Democrats Into Donating To Republicans
The National Republican Congressional Committee has set up a number of websites that look like they could be a Democratic candidate’s campaign page, unless you read the fine print. They may even violate a Federal Election Commission regulation, Campaign Legal Center expert Paul S. Ryan explained to ThinkProgress.
The NRCC has set up these pages for various congressional opponents, including Amanda Renteria (CA), Martha Roberston (NY), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ), Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ), Alex Sink (FL), and John Tierney (MA). Each follow a similar format; they list the candidate’s name “for Congress” to ask for donations:
According to Ryan, the websites appear to violate a Federal Election Commission regulation prohibiting political committees and parties from using a candidate’s name in special projects. The FEC considers websites, including microsites, a special project falling under this rule. The only exception is when the site makes it unambiguously clear it is opposed to the candidate. In Ryan’s opinion, the page set up under Tierney’s name “does not unambiguously show opposition to Tierney.” However, he noted, the FEC is “not a nimble organization” and it can take two years to complete an investigation, well past election day.
Ray Bellamy of Florida says he was tricked by the page and accidentally made a donation to the NRCC. “It looked legitimate and had a smiling face of Sink and all the trappings of a legitimate site,” Bellamy told the Tampa Bay Times. The look-alike page uses the same colors as Florida candidate Alex Sink’s campaign, with the URL sinkforcongress2014.com. Once entering information, the person is redirected to an NRCC thank-you page.
When a number of mock sites cropped up last month, the NRCC defended its actions as perfectly legal. In the meantime, the NRCC has agreed to return Bellamy’s donation.
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Readers: There is no low that the LSOS won’t go. Be aware. Read the fine print on sites you’re thinking of donating to, so that you too aren’t scammed. And if you see any others that are not listed here, please blog them here and elsewhere to alert all of us. Thanks.
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February 28th, 2014 at 6:03 am
Actually Michelle, there is no low for those bastards.
February 28th, 2014 at 7:32 am
Ya gotta love these pugs, they are always thinking of
new and different ways to fuck us over. Simply amazing, what scum they are!!!
Great idea, if you have NO MORALS. Fuckers…
February 28th, 2014 at 7:33 am
The deception is largely in the url.
yes, if your attention is called to it of course it’s obvious.
but it should be equally obvious that the website was not set up and named simply for people looking to donate to defeat sink. honest opposition websites have things like a big “no!” or one of those circles with a slash through it.
to me it is clear that they were trying to be as tricky as the could while being able to deny it.
February 28th, 2014 at 7:34 am
Partisan Republicans regard Democracy as a game. Nothing more.
And the score is measured in dollars.
February 28th, 2014 at 7:34 am
The Democrats need to sue the heck out of these idiots.
February 28th, 2014 at 7:35 am
Great article Michelle, We need to get the news out that if you gave money to the RNCC due to this false ad, you can get your money back http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/03/republican-website-donations_n_4719196.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
The National Republican Congressional Committee is doubling down on its use of websites that appear to be in support of Democratic House candidates but actually direct money to the Republican campaign effort.
However, the NRCC said it would give refunds to donors who were confused or misled and contributed to the organization inadvertently.
The lawyer in me believes that the RNCC is afraid being sued and so gave in quickly.
February 28th, 2014 at 7:36 am
Slimy and illegal is the name of the game with the that party for bigots.
February 28th, 2014 at 7:37 am
The republicans depend on tricking credulous people.
look at the number of rackos spouting on “Obama giving away Alaskan Islands to russia”
Google search
A whole bunch of crazy right wingers use this as email grabber to get the attention of their suckers before asking for money.
February 28th, 2014 at 7:37 am
They should be charged with a crime for this.
February 28th, 2014 at 7:38 am
Republicans don’t CARE if they violate the law. They feel as if the law is just there to serve them.
February 28th, 2014 at 7:40 am
http://www.juanitajean.com/2014/02/04/like-deception-is-anything-new-to-the-gop/
Okay, so the Republican Party is trying to fool people into donating to them when the people think they’re donating to Democrats.
Well, alert the damn media. It ain’t like trying to fool people is virgin territory for them. This ain’t no damn pilgrim experience for Republicans.
Republicans are defending a series of websites they established that appear to support Democratic candidates for Congress, but instead direct contributions to the GOP.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) said its websites were not confusing, and accused Democrats of crying foul because their candidates were struggling.
They refused refunds until a donor went to the media about it and now they are all like …. oh, not us, we will be delighted to refund money.
However, headlines like this — can hardly be classified as “news.” It’s what the slimy republicans do in the normal course of business.
February 28th, 2014 at 7:46 am
Democrats are just more fun. http://my.barackobama.com/Lets-Move-Video
February 28th, 2014 at 7:48 am
In November we will elect the last Congress Obama will work with. Get out there and give him people who will support his agenda.