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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 993639" data-attributes="member: 12952"><a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78217.html" target="_blank">(Politico)</a> — Politicians recognize they give up a degree of privacy when they run for office.&nbsp;But Democrats are testing the outer limits of that understanding with&nbsp; a practice that raises questions about when campaign tracking becomes&nbsp; something more like stalking.&nbsp;While most serious campaigns on both sides use campaign trackers —&nbsp; staffers whose job is to record on video every public appearance and&nbsp; statement by an opponent — House Democrats are taking it to another&nbsp; level. They’re now recording video of the homes of GOP&nbsp; congressmen and candidates and posting the raw footage on the Internet&nbsp; for all to see.Wisconsin GOP Rep. Reid Ribble, who said he’s also been followed by a&nbsp; cameraman when shopping for groceries, said the home videos cross a&nbsp; line.&nbsp;“I feel it’s totally inappropriate,” said Ribble, a freshman facing a&nbsp; competitive race for reelection. “It was disturbing to me that they&nbsp; would put that online. I don’t understand any political benefit that can&nbsp; be achieved with that.”</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 993639, member: 12952"] [URL="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78217.html"](Politico)[/URL] — Politicians recognize they give up a degree of privacy when they run for office. But Democrats are testing the outer limits of that understanding with a practice that raises questions about when campaign tracking becomes something more like stalking. While most serious campaigns on both sides use campaign trackers — staffers whose job is to record on video every public appearance and statement by an opponent — House Democrats are taking it to another level. [B]They’re now recording video of the homes of GOP congressmen and candidates and posting the raw footage on the Internet for all to see. [/B] Wisconsin GOP Rep. Reid Ribble, who said he’s also been followed by a cameraman when shopping for groceries, said the home videos cross a line. “I feel it’s totally inappropriate,” said Ribble, a freshman facing a competitive race for reelection. “It was disturbing to me that they would put that online. I don’t understand any political benefit that can be achieved with that.” [/QUOTE]

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