The Democratic nominee for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district has admitted that his staff helped a fake tea party candidate in order to siphon votes away from the Republican nominee.

A Pennsylvania Democratic House candidate on Tuesday admitted to helping a third candidate get on the ballot in the hopes he would siphon votes away from his Republican opponent.

Bryan Lentz, the Democratic nominee running for the seat being vacated by Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.), said he knew that volunteers from his campaign helped Tea Party candidate Jim Schneller.

Lentz defends his underhanded tactics by saying that he figured it would help his candidacy. So basically the ends, whatever they may be, justify the means.