Pranksters Hijack Republican Live-Streamed Petition Drive

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Pranksters Hijack Republican Live-Streamed Petition Drive

Congressional Republicans on Thursday abruptly halted what was surely the most innovative internet petition drive in history, after too much of the internet discovered it. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) had invited voters to visit

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The GOP promoted the campaign heavily online with the hashtag #IWantRepeal, leading Thursday to the inevitable barrage of jokers entering made-up names for the sheer joy of seeing them spit off the printer before a live web audience.

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