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Related: About this forumBeware Republican Scam Donation Sites
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/21874-beware-republican-scam-donation-sites
If you donate to a candidate online, pay attention to the fine print to make sure your donation goes to the candidate you want and not his or her opponent.
The National Republican Congressional Committee has launched a series of websites that look like they support a Democratic candidate for Congress, but instead direct contributions to the Republican Party instead.
The Tampa Bay Times interviews one donor who thought he was giving to Alex Sink's (D) congressional campaign. It even used the same blue and green color scheme as the candidate's official website.
Said the donor: "It looked legitimate and had a smiling face of Sink and all the trappings of a legitimate site."
But he didn't see the small print, which said, "Make a contribution today to help defeat Alex Sink and candidates like her."
The NRCC defended the sites to NBC News, and said Democrats were upset because their candidates are struggling.
But the data tells a different story. Democrats are actually raising significantly more money than Republicans.
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Beware Republican Scam Donation Sites (Original Post)
eridani
Feb 2014
OP
The GOP only knows cheating, lying, deception, misinformation and delusions. n/t
RKP5637
Feb 2014
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RKP5637
(67,112 posts)1. The GOP only knows cheating, lying, deception, misinformation and delusions. n/t
UCmeNdc
(9,601 posts)2. The Democratic Candidates should sue for misrepresenting their public Image and collecting money
I am sure that if I put up a web site and used a candidates image to fatten my bank account it would be illegal.
How can the GOP do this and it not be treated the same way?
Gothmog
(145,794 posts)3. Juanita Jean is calling out the GOP for this deceptive tactic
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 theyre donating to Democrats.
Well, alert the damn media. It aint like trying to fool people is virgin territory for them. This aint 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. Its what they do in the normal course of business.
brooklynite
(94,911 posts)4. When in doubt use ActBlue