Trailing G.O.P. With Cameras, Seeking Gaffes

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AMHERST, N.H. — Aaron Fielding quietly stalks his prey — Republicans — with his video camera, patiently waiting for a political moment worthy of YouTube.

At 27, he is a full-time “tracker” for American Bridge 21st Century, a new Democratic organization that aims to record every handshake, every utterance by Republican candidates in 2011 and 2012, looking for gotcha moments that could derail political ambitions or provide fodder for television advertisements by liberal groups next year.

The organization has hired a dozen professional trackers like Mr. Fielding, outfitted them with the latest high-tech cameras and computers and positioned them in key states where Republican candidates are busy chattering away to voters. If all works as planned, incriminating moments captured by American Bridge will quickly become part of the political bloodstream.

Combined with a team of 20 researchers in a Washington “war room” that has a large rack of computer servers, the effort is part of a push by Democratic groups to bolster their opposition research. Republicans also have trackers, but so far have not assembled the kind of centralized video archive of political caught-on-tape moments that their rivals envision.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/09/us/politics/09trackers.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha2

[otohara]

1. Woo Hoo

excellent news -

[spin]

2. If that tactic works then there will be Republicans stalking Democratic politicians ...

looking for gaffes.

Just what our nation needs.

Still, the campaign commercials might be more humorous.

[Foolacious]

3. Where do you think

they got the idea in the first place?

[leftyohiolib]

5. james okeefe comes to mind

[theaocp]

6. Will be?

No more Mr. Nice Guy.

[RandomKoolzip]

4. Good. It's about time the left started playing hardball with these cretins.

[MedicalAdmin]

7. It's about time we brought a gun to the gun fight.