Schauer campaign: Former Snyder ad photographer posed as CNN cameraman at Michigan event

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GOP Dirty Tricks (from Michigan to Mississippi .. Maine to Maui) they never end.

LANSING, MI -- A freelance cinematographer who previously filmed a television commercial for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder posed as a CNN cameraman at a recent campaign event for Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Mark Schauer, according to staffers.

The Schauer campaign, which provided photographic evidence and accused the opposition of direct involvement, said Thursday that cinematographer Jeff Steinborn flashed generic media credentials and wore an orange CNN hat while filming a public meet-and-greet in a Coldwater coffee shop on Sunday.

When a staffer asked why he was there, Steinborn allegedly pointed to his hat. A second staffer asked if he worked for CNN and recounted his response: "Yep. We're keeping an eye on the race."

MIRS subscription newsletter, which first reported the story, talked to a CNN political editor who denied that the network had sent anyone to the event...

http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/03/schauer_campaign_former_snyder.html