May 22, 2006
Santorum's First Ad!
It's a classic delegitimize-the-opponent-for-independents "negative"/"comparison" job.
Announcer: Primary election night, in front of cheering supporters in Pittsburgh, Rick Santorum challenged Bobby Casey to ten debates, and Casey responded with a loud, "No," saying voters didn't care about issues and that campaigns are a contact sport. Now we know what Casey meant. According to a KDKA investigative report, a Casey operative admitted to trespassing at the Santorums' home in Penn Hills, peering into the windows, looking for campaign dirt. But we shouldn't be surprised. Casey has a long history of slinging mud. The Philadelphia Daily News has called Casey's tactics "slash and trash and little else." The chairman of the Democratic Party said Casey took negative campaigning to a new height. And one Philadelphia paper called Casey's campaign "dishonest and nasty." Apparently, that's what we can expect from Bobby Casey again. Santorum: I'm Rick Santorum, candidate for the U.S. Senate, and I approve this message. Announcer: Paid for and authorized by Santorum 2006.
Hey, if turnout is gonna be low...
Casey spokesman Larry Smar: "Santorum has skipped out on two forums where he could have discussed the issues with Bob. In case we needed more proof, this seals it that Santorum was using this debate on debates as a political ploy."
And the Casey campaign, in a release, finds the mention of the KDKA investigation "bizarre." Per the release: "The people who challenged Santorum's residency -- who aren't Casey operatives -- said they haven't been on the property and offered to take a lie detector test to prove it."
Posted at 07:15 PM
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