When Dems take the low road

[babylonsister]

I hate this; must we sink this low?

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/09/when_dems_take_the_low_road.html


When Dems take the low road
Greg Sargent


It isn't every day that Democrats target Latino challengers with nasty anti-immigrant ads, but these are apparently desperate times for certain embattled Dems.

Check out this remarkably vicious new ad from Blue Dog Dem Walt Minnick of Idaho, claiming that illegal immigration is "good business" for his Republican challenger, Raul Labrador:

video at link~

"Over half of his work is helping illegal immigrants stay in the United States," the spot intones, an apparent reference to the GOP challenger's work as an immigration attorney. The ad slams Labrador for running a site called RapidImmigration.com, charging that the site offers "easy to understand advice for illegal immigrants seeking amnesty."

In reality, the site in question offers would be immigrants "easy to understand pages that will help your immigration goal applying with the USCIS as a temporary visitor or permanent resident."

I'm told that Labrador is short on funds, and that Republicans think this is a tough race for them because Minnick's record is hard to attack, because he's bucked his party on many major issues. Yet Minnick apparently sees the need to run an ad that stinks of fear and desperation. Quite a specimen.

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. He's a blue dog. Whaddaya expect? nt

[Raster]

2. Blue Dog= Republican coward who ran as a Democrat...

[Vincardog]

3. WE need to quit expecting the Blue dogs to act like Democrats. They will not and never will. Fuck em

[LiberalAndProud]

4. .

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So

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