Politics & Government
Quinn Gets Punked With Fake Campaign Website
Mayoral hopeful target of misleading e-mail blast from unknown prankster.
New York City Mayoral candidate Christine Quinn got a taste of good, old-fashioned New York politics this week, as a fake campaign e-mail circulated, drawing unwanted attention to her position on paid sick leave, according to the Daily News.
The e-mail sent supporters to quinnfornewyork.org, a fake website with a nearly identical URL to her actual website, quinnfornewyork.com.
Needless to say, Quinn was not happy.
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