Republicans are literally planting "left-wing" candidates [Update 2: MORE INDICTMENTS]

[OfTheCross]

Dude got a lawyer

 

[bnew]

Dude got a lawyer

He'll talk eventually.

 

[Houston911]

Criminal

smh

 

[Armchair Militant]

Rick Wilson admitted that he used to get Green Party candidates to do this.

 

[hjnm]

i would love to see the results of this being done to a republican...

Why Claire McCaskill Should Promote a Felon to Defeat Todd Akin

 

[mr. smoke weed]

Fight fire with fire

 

[God Almighty]

Fight fire with fire

"Joe Biden has quietly reassured donors that he will be fighting fire with kindling."

 

[EndDomination]

Doesn't say anything about "Left-wing" candidates.

Only mentions candidates with popular ethnic names for their areas - running on centrist policies.

 

[OfTheCross]

Doesn't say anything about "Left-wing" candidates.

Only mentions candidates with popular ethnic names for their areas - running on centrist policies.

The news report says that there were flyers sent out attaching the "plantidate" to progressive issues.

The GOP-funded candidate at that.

 

[Payday23]

If you can figure out a way to do it legally I say go for it. Give these ReThugs a taste of their own medicine

 

[88m3]

shouldn't be legal or even possible

 

[OfTheCross]

shouldn't be legal or even possible

The illegal part is that he doesn't live in the district. That's where they fukked up

 

[88m3]

The illegal part is that he doesn't live in the district. That's where they fukked up

oh wow wasn't aware of that but I mean just in general

 

[Conan]

And who does this hurt?

 

[OfTheCross]

And who does this hurt?

In this case, the GOP was trying to split the Democratic vote. Either party can do this type of thing, though