[This was originally posted as a comment to the
VA Gov Dirty Tricks story; I'm creating a separate diary entry for visibility to VA Kos readers. --DS]
I just answered the phone to a recording that went something like this: "I'm Tim Kaine and I want you to know where I stand on the issues. I'm a Christian and my faith is important to me. I oppose abortion, and I oppose gay marriage." [both of these points expanded; I can't recall the wording]. I realized as the call went on that there was something fishy about it--it reminded me of the pseudo-Potts flyer discussed in VA-Gov: GOP dirty tricks. So I wrote down the last words: "Paid for by Honest Leadership for Virginia PAC".
I gather from a quick web search that this group has created anti-Kaine attack ads in the past. The tactic here is clearly to confuse progressive/Dem voters into thinking that Kaine is painting himself as the conservative in the race. (They're not falsifying his positions, just taking them out of context, especially the context of running against Kilgore who is way to the right of all of them.)
If anyone gets a phone call that starts out this way, please RECORD IT if possible, or transcribe as closely as possible. The main point would be whether they're actually impersonating Kaine; I can't recall for 100% sure.
[phone # for Kaine 2005 HG is (804) 673-2100]
Update: I got a call from Kaine campaign manager Mike Henry. They're on it, and they have a partial recording and transcript of the call I got. It didn't have the very first part, so if anyone manages to capture that I'd suggest forwarding it to the campaign.