"It appears that Sen. Liddy Dole (R-NC) has lost either her marbles or control of her campaign."

[ProSense]

Dole's 'False Witness' May Give Hagan Senate Seat

It appears that Sen. Liddy Dole (R-NC) has lost either her marbles or control of her campaign. Dole has unleashed a ridiculously bombastic ad that tries to slime her opponent, Kay Hagan as "Godless." Hagan has put in time as both a Sunday school teacher and church elder in a Greensboro Presbyterian church her family has attended for more than a century.

MyDD's Jonathan Singer has a nicely presented pair of video clips that shine light on Dole's heavy-handed slime.

It's a huge blunder. No doubt Dole hopes to fire up her evangelical base for the home stretch. But Dole's absurd allegations are easily rebutted, given Hagan's clear record of commitment to her Christian faith. It's hard to see how Dole can get off scott-free from the consequences of such a silly accusation. And not all evangelicals are happy about what Hagan describes as Dole's 'false witness.' The latest NC Senate race poll average at Pollster.com has Hagan ahead by a margin of 46.6 to 43 percent. If the people of North Carolina are as decent as I think, Dole's ad could cost her the election.

I remember Dole once saying that her husband, Bob Dole's lagging campaign for the Presidency needed "adult supervision." It looks like her campaign has the same problem.

Contributions to Hagan's campaign can be made here.

[grantcart]

1. They are not mutually exclusive and we may have a rare Senatorial meltdown twofer

[BrklynLiberal]

12. My thought: or both..

[justiceischeap]

2. And this is why the Founding fathers wanted religion kept out of politics

Not only does it sully faith but politics as well.

[crazy_vanilla]

3. i say both plus loss of bladder control

bring in the Depends!!!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. Seems to be a bit of a pattern with Republican campaigns this year

:evilgrin:

[blm]

27. Because corpmedia hasn't been able to protect their sorry asses since Schiavo and Katrina

not to mention Record Home Foreclosures.

[anonymous171]

5. I thought lying was immoral?

[applexcore]

6. See ya Liddy!

Don't let the door hit you on your ass on your way back to Kansas.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

10. She was never here anyway.

I have yet to see her do anything for North Carolina. She is awfully silent.

[applexcore]

13. She only comes back when its time for re-election.

So hopefully on Nov 5th she will never have to visit here again.

[Thrill]

7. Shes desperate. This is just what Reublicans do

[That Is Quite Enough]

8. I think both, though I doubt she ever had the marbles to start with.

[Jackpine Radical]

9. What really pisses me off is that it matters whether a politician is

a Christian or not--or a fundamentalist or not--or a born-again or not. Sheeeit, if I had to wait for a pagan/Buddhist to show up to get my vote, I'd have a long wait. Hell, I even vote for Christians sometimes.

[AllieB]

11. I'm glad Kay Hagen is suing her for defamation.

Repukes have gotten away with this slander for far too long.

[leftofthedial]

14. do you think the bible thumpers will ever realize

what vermin they've supported for the last 30 years?

-mind blown-

[fascisthunter]

15. Liddy Dole's Religious Litmus Test exposes her as Being a Religious Extremist

and a petty weak liar. This country must get a lid on these psychos who use religion to control people's political views. They are extremely dangerous and have no respect for the founding of this nation.

[ProSense]

24. Yes, she's a wingnut who deserves to lose. n/t

[politicasista]

16. She's evil

She and Mr. Dull can go take their Viagra now.

[Cha]

17. liddy, palin, bachman, pfotenhauer

cindy mccain, et al..need to answer for their unbridled ugliness.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

18. The 'Liddy Dole is 93' ad softened them up for the hard-hitting 'False Witness' ad

IMO this was the best media one-two punch combination in recent political history. Hagan's media people are brilliant and will make millions in future ad work.

[Tarc]

19. I sure as hell hope Dole will be hurt in the polls, but it may be too late

This was calculated to come out now, to give Hagan as little time as possible to get a rebuttal into the airwaves. :| I sure as hell hope people still tune into to things over the weekend and get informed, though.

[ProSense]

21. Damage already done

Oct. 31, 2008 – 7:06 p.m.

Race Rating Change: Dole in Jeopardy of Losing Senate Seat

By Marie Horrigan, CQ Staff

First-term GOP Sen. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina was struggling in her competitive race against Democratic state Sen. Kay Hagan even before Dole launched attack ads this week that were decried by numerous state newspapers as offensive and misleading.

Because of the ads and Dole’s declining poll numbers, CQ Politics is changing its rating on the race to Leans Democratic from No Clear Favorite.

A survey released Friday by Elon University indicated Hagan led Dole 44 percent to 37 percent while a CNN/Time poll had Hagan up 53 percent to 44 percent for Dole.

Despite Dole’s declining poll numbers — or perhaps because of them — on Wednesday the Dole campaign placed an ad about a “secret fundraiser” for Hagan.

more

[struggle4progress]

20. Say goodnight, Liddy

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[NC_Nurse]

22. Trying to follow in Helms' footsteps.

:puke:

See ya, Liddy! :hi:

[Warren DeMontague]

23. I guess I'll never be a Senator from North Carolina, then.

If someone tried to call me "Godless", my response would be "...and?"

[jonestonesusa]

25. Thanks, Prosense, for the article and the contribution link

A Democratic win in North Carolina would be big for the party, a testament to the coordination of Democratic campaigns this year. I sure hope to see it!

Here's to Tuesday!

[Hepburn]

26. Money sent to Hagan!

Yes, let us all make sure that Liddy the BS Liar does NOT come back to DC!

:hi: