RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A woman working for a conservative group that creates undercover “sting” videos infiltrated the campaign of a Democratic former CIA agent who is running for Congress in Virginia, campaign officials said.
A campaign manager for Abigail Spanberger confronted the woman Wednesday and asked her to leave, a video released by the campaign shows.
Spanberger is in a competitive race against Republican Rep. Dave Brat in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District.
Spanberger spokesman Justin Jones told the Richmond Times-Dispatch the woman showed up at campaign headquarters a few weeks ago, said she was pregnant and wanted to volunteer. Staffers became suspicious after the woman began asking questions of junior-level staffers to try to get them to say things that weren’t true, Jones said.
A web search on a site which exposes people who work for Project Veritas helped campaign staff identify the woman who gave her name as “Monica Nelson” as Marisa Jorge of New York.
Jorge did not respond to a message from The Washington Post seeking comment.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch said the woman covertly recorded video inside the office, which regularly has hundreds of volunteers coming and going.
“Dirty tricks like these are the worst part of politics, and this is exactly what Abigail is running to change,” campaign manager Dana Bye said in a statement.
Asked why Spanberger was targeted, a spokesman for Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said the group likes to tell voters about what politicians are saying and doing behind closed doors.
Brat campaign manager Katey Price said Brat’s campaign was neither involved nor aware of any alleged work by Project Veritas.
For those interested (I don’t know if “Sniffed out” in the headline is a nod to the 'Chronc halitosis")
https://www.projectveritas.exposed/marisa-jorge
I don’t always make amateurish attempts to infiltrate a campaign and record embarrassing video…
But when I do I prefer to do it in the campaign of FUCKING CIA AGENT.
I’ve been wondering where Stinky O’Keefe and his merry band of skulduggerers would pop up this election cycle. With all the scamming going on, you just knew that Project Veritas would be in there somewhere. The what is a foregone conclusion; one just had to wait to find out the where.
“Brat campaign manager Katey Price said Brat’s campaign was neither involved nor aware of any alleged work by Project Veritas.”
The only documented, intentional voter fraud is perpetrated by the GOP. Time and time again.
There are still a few days before the election, time to re-double our efforts. Re-double because now is the time GOP operatives roll out the big lies to try to sow confusion. Happens every election. Don’t get fooled again.
Contact your local Democratic Party and work to get out the vote. Volunteer at a phone bank or go doorbelling.There is NO better way to exercise Democracy than by going door to door and talking with people. And few things will change a MAGA voter’s opinion of Dems than an offer to get them to the polls.
Go door-to-door getting out the vote. Help people fill out their ballots and get them mailed for states with mail-in ballots. Help drive people to the polls November 6th if necessary. If Democrats control the House they control spending. Trump can rave all he wants but we can stop paying for his fantasies.
We’re getting down to the wire- DON"T GIVE UP!
VOTE!!!