Dem Candidates in Virginia Ban Cameras From Public Campaign Events

Democratic candidates in Virginia are forcibly stopping people from filming their closing message to voters ahead of November elections.

Staffers for Democratic congresswoman Elaine Luria and other Democratic candidates say nobody is allowed to film their public campaign speeches.

At one campaign event Luria held with Alex Askew, a state lawmaker running for reelection, a political tracker had his camera blocked and was told by a staffer that "We don't want anyone to be filming," according to a video obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

The man filming the September event, held in a public parking lot in Virginia Beach, was asked to leave the campaign rally.

Political trackers in recent years have become a fact of life on the campaign trail for Democratic and Republican candidates alike.

Luria who has called transparency critical, has gone to great lengths to block filming not only of campaign events but also of her taxpayer-funded constituent town hall events, according to a July report.

Footage taken at the campaign event last weekend shows several Democratic staffers jostling the cameraman, prompting him to ask them to stop touching him.

https://freebeacon.com/democrats/dem-candidates-in-virginia-ban-cameras-from-public-campaign-events/