Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The Tracker Controversy & Michele Bachmann

There's a controversy about "trackers", party-staffers who follow the other party's candidates around with video cameras.

Fox News:

Republican Party spokesman Mark Drake says camera-carrying staffers are a staple of the modern campaign and the GOP will keep using them.

"I'm sure Mark Dayton would like to hide from the voters for the next three months. That's just not going to happen," Drake said.


When Eva and I were not allowed to bring our camera into the arena to make a video of the GOP 6th CD Convention in Blaine in 2007, I had to stand outside the building with my camera. Even so, they surrounded Bachmann with supporters to prevent me from capturing her on video leaving the building (see video below).

In addition, Andy Parrish, Bachmann's campaign manager pointed his video camera at me.

Reporters need to ask Andy Parrish if the Bachmann campaign will continue to hide his candidate from reporters and bloggers.

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