Gov. Walkin' Lawton Chiles pulled this stunt in 1994 when losing gubernatorial challenger Jeb Bush became the victim of thousands of phone calls to seniors from phony groups claiming that Bush opposed SS and Medicare.
Suntan Charlie Crist used similar tactics against Marco Rubio in the last Florida senate race, but was unsuccessful.
So, the sneaky technique is not new and not always victorious, but Perry cannot afford to take lightly Romney's smear campaign aimed at retirees.
Leni
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