Wis. cand. runs fighting ad aimed at attack victim

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MADISON, Wis. — A Republican candidate for Wisconsin governor has begun running ads in which he dons boxing gloves and vows to "go the distance" against the likely Democratic nominee, who was viciously beaten outside a fairground last year and left with serious injuries.

Scott Walker's campaign said Tuesday that it didn't intend to make reference to the August 2009 attack outside the Wisconsin State Fair that left Tom Barrett, Milwaukee's mayor, with injuries to his head, mouth, face and hand. Barrett tried to help a screaming woman struggling to protect her 1-year-old granddaughter from being taken by her drunk, belligerent father.

The attacker, who was sentenced in July to 12 years in prison, beat Barrett with a metal object. The mayor has had three surgeries on his hand, which doctors say may never fully recover.

In the ad, which began running statewide on Sunday and which the campaign doesn't intend to pull, Walker faces the camera, refers to negative campaign ads Barrett has run in the past month and accuses Barrett of "throwing punches at me." At the end, Walker dons red boxing gloves and says he took on the political machine as Milwaukee County executive and he's "ready to go the distance as your next governor."

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[WI_DEM]

1. I've seen that ad, and it's horrible. He knew what he was doing, but it will backfire.

[LiberalFighter]

2. I hope so.

I hope Barret takes advantage if he is the nominee of that ad.

I would think his campaign could come up with an ad that shows he does care about people. Making sure not to go too far with what he suffered as a consequence.