Jeff Wyly, campaign manager for GOP Rep. Dan Lungren’s re-election in the Sacramento region of California, sent an email to supporters Friday with what he described as “very troubling news.” According to Wyly, an “extreme left-wing group” has been busing people from the liberal enclaves of San Francisco and Oakland to “spread their lies to voters in our district.”
The left-wing group in question is CREDO, an organization that has supported high-profile causes that some might hesitate to describe as extreme, including ending the war in Iraq and ensuring that low-income women have access to breast cancer screenings. This year, CREDO adopted a strategy from the right-wing 2010 playbook by establishing a super PAC dedicated to unseating right wing Tea Party legislators like Lungren.
The ploy that Wyly referred to -– bringing volunteers from San Francisco to Sacramento to canvass for votes — is part of that effort, and CREDO made no attempt to hide it. As Wily noted in his email, CREDO provided travel information on its website. “See it for yourself,” he wrote, linking to the page in question.
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