A couple of days ago, Al Franken released his first "compare and contrast ad," a fairly mild piece which contrasts Franken and Coleman on a few issues. The message can be summed up pretty quickly: Al Franken disagrees with President Bush on the war and the economy, while Coleman votes with Bush almost 90 percent of the time, including his continued support for Bush's tax cuts for the wealthiest 1 percent. Franken also criticized Coleman for taking money from special interests. See the full ad below:
Doesn't seem too bad, right? Well the Coleman campaign freaked out. Yesterday, they released the following statement, according to Minnesota Democrats Exposed: “It’s official. Al Franken has launched the first television attack ad of 2008 and is going negative in a big way against Senator Coleman.” They also said Franken was in "full-on attack mode."
Did we watch the same ad here? Is Coleman completely out of his gourd? Apparently, he is so ashamed of his record that he feels the need for massive retaliation whenever someone brings it up. I guess I can understand that: we've already explored how Norm is wrong on transportation, the environment, education, and employment. But I have news for you, Norm: that's how politics works. Once you make the votes, you have to answer for them. If this ad is "negative in a big way," are there any issues we are allowed to discuss?
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