House Republicans disguise attacks on Democrats in digital 'voter guide'
Source: CNN
By Deirdre Walsh, CNN Senior Congressional Producer
(CNN)Voters using Google to research candidates in competitive House races this year might not realize that the "voter guide" that pops up in their browser is actually funded by a House Republican political group.
The new digital tactic has frustrated Democrats who claim the site gives the appearance of being non-partisan when it instead presents GOP attack lines.
The campaign manager for LuAnn Bennett, a Democratic candidate in Northern Virginia who is challenging GOP Rep. Barbara Comstock, found "voterguide2016.com" when he was searching his boss' name. While the layout and biographical information was fairly straightforward, the language on the campaign matchup immediately resembled GOP talking points.
The "Need to Know" section describes Bennett's record as "making promises she doesn't keep, like promising to build a preschool and daycare center with green space and a playground for the DC community. However, she never completed it." The "On the Issues" area proclaims Bennett supported "President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, even though it allows Iran, a state sponsor of terrorism, the ability to eventually produce its own nuclear weapons."
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/26/politics/house-republicans-digital-voter-guide/index.html?sr=twpol092616house-republicans-digital-voter-guide0233PMVODtopLink&linkId=29203933
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