Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick is likely to hold onto the seat in the new congressional first district, according to some polls. But other polls say the race is much tighter.
The campaign of Republican U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick says it fired a staffer after the man went to a public event for Fitzpatrick's Democratic challenger, began questioning the candidate on video and suggested he reported for a local newspaper.
Fitzpatrick's campaign told the Bucks County Courier Times it fired the man after finding out about the incident from a reporter. In the video, Democratic candidate Scott Wallace asks the man if he's a reporter and he responds, "yeah, I file for Bucks County Courier."
The video was uploaded to a YouTube channel called "Democrat Tracking," a clearinghouse for campaign trail videos of Democratic candidates gathered by opposition candidates or groups.
Fitzpatrick's campaign says the man wasn't authorized to gather video, but was paid for part-time work similar to door canvassers.
