Trackers Are Some Of The Most Hated (And Powerful) People In Politics (HBO)

Sometimes a politician says something so racist, sexist, or otherwise terrible that it could (or should) ruin their career.

But somebody’s got to be there to get it on tape – and that’s a pretty tough gig.

Zach Wurtz has been working as a political “tracker” in Washington State for almost a decade. Most of his work involves driving for hours to tape local politicians giving speeches. Sometimes these are massive ballroom events with rich Republican donors, other times they’re tiny gatherings in community centers.

If his “target” shows up to give a speech in public, Zach shows up too, camera in hand – ready to capture every word and send it back to his (usually Democratic) client.

He’s a bit like a spy, except he’s so famous in Washington political circles that everybody knows who he is — and tries to kick him out of their events.

VICE News rode along with Zach to find out what life as one of the most-hated people in politics is really like.

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[VICENews]

VICE News rode along with Zach to find out what life as one of the most-hated people in politics is really like.

[poison]

Are we just gonna sit here and act like that haircut didn’t happen

[crehhhnshawjamaica]

Bro can you track the host’s barber? 🤣

[wolfenstien]

I'd hate to be track, but accountability should always be allowed.

[actontreadway]

Michael Moore's brother: "We're going to need you to slip into the back of the room, unnoticed, and film the presentation without anyone noticing."
Vice interviewer: "Hold my comb..."

[Dizzy]

Dexter looks like a grown up Gerald from Hey Arnold

[commonsense]

Why do people hate someone who just record their speeches.

[zzulm]

Mexico needs people doing this. But it would be life threatening. The government is so corrupted.

[jhyland]

0:24 this dudes haircut ia just hilarious. Gets taller every time i see him in a video. Which means it gets more funny lookin

[generalakbarr]

Call it partisan all you want but all he is doing is keeping politican from being duplicitous

[KikiTay]

Forget about the trackers, do a documentary on that guy's hair!

[brooh]

The video description very blatantly contradicts what this tracker describes his job to be.. it's not to catch people saying something messed up, it's to better understand the campaign strategies of opponents

[teddyleo]

Respect to this man. He is just exposing the truth.

[meandu]

0:23 Saw him and immediately thought of Marge Simpson😂

[namewithheld]

*Tracker:* Keep people honest and consistent with their message. *Instantly vilified and hated* Yup, that makes sense 🙄

[muskreality]

This interesting line of work doesn't do well outside the United States, very risky.

[JohnDoe-cdro]

Where the f*ck could you find an Audi for a couple hundred bucks on Craigslist? Even if it's old, the cars body alone was in good shape.

[Jeffrey_Wong]

I read the title as "Truckers Are Some Of Most Hated (And Powerful) People" and I was so confused...

[ijulesy]

what a depressing, boring job that must be

[dec]

So now I know what "Hey Arnold"'s Gerald ended up doing.