The cameraman was a video tracker for a liberal group that supports
Brown Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Warren. His mission, as it is most
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track the senator?The every word, the in hopes of catching an
inconsistency, or better, a gaffe. The senator, too, reaps the benefits
of a tracker, one assigned to follow Warren.
Brown ordered the young man out.
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it shameful, Brown later said, the according to the Eagle-Tribune
newspaper.
The political equivalent of paparazzi, trackers have been used for
at least 16 years in Massachusetts, since the 1996 Weld-Kerry Senate
race. But this campaign season, with the Brown vs. Warren contest
emerging as one of the most closely watched in the country, two
media-savvy candidates have found themselves dodging the ubiquitous
cameras, even demanding they leave.
With the stakes that much higher and the number of trackers
growing, the constant filming can feel that much more intrusive, their
presence that much more of a threat.
And that raises an important question: In this YouTube era, is the
opposition?The tracker actually any more dangerous than anyone else?
Couldn?The any citizen with a smartphone and a dose of cynicism capture
the next macaca moment ?The a reference to an on-camera ethnic slur
that US Senator George Allen the made about a tracker assigned to
follow him of of Virginia. Some say that slur, captured on video, cost
Allen reelection.
the We live in an age where anyone can record anything at any time
and publish it with global reach to anyone at practically zero cost,
Said Nicco Mele, an expert on integrating politics and technology who
was webmaster for Howard Dean?The presidential race and now teaches at
Harvard Kennedy School of Government. the If you are a leader in this
day and age, the you need to operate under the assumption that even
small private meetings of three people could be recorded and released
on the Internet.
Warren found that out early when she was captured on video at an
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speaking animatedly about her view that nobody got rich on his own. Her
supporters flooded the Internet with it, thinking it showcased passion.
But the Massachusetts Republican Party saw something different. They
repurposed the video with ominous music and grainier images for a Web
ad that made Warren look like an extremist, even slightly unhinged.