Hovde cries foul over new attack ad, Thompson link
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde is raising concerns over a new attack ad against him by an independent group that is a client of the same firm running Tommy Thompson's campaign.
The Americans for Job Security ad began running on Thursday.
Americans for Job Security is listed as a client of Persuasion Partners, a consulting firm running Thompson's campaign.
Hovde spokesman Sean Lansing said Friday that connection smacks of illegal coordination. He is calling on Thompson to either stand behind the ad's attacks or call on the group to disclose its donors.
Darrin Schmitz, president of Persuasion Partners and a consultant to Thompson's campaign, says he did work for the group four years ago but nothing since. He calls the Hovde accusation "a cheap shot from a desperate campaign."
Aug 3, 2012 at 9:56 p.m.
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woody - wislady is going to have a meltdown to hear a tea party leader get skewered like that and make those (near) admissions :)
Aug 3, 2012 at 9:46 p.m.
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happycamper, you are correct about half your statement. Tommy did take 100 million from the WRS but had to pay all back with interest. This was court ordered.
Aug 3, 2012 at 8:44 p.m.
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fordfan...here is a cool tea party birther wacko video....and these are elected officals.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-g7qmmr1...
Aug 3, 2012 at 8:24 p.m.
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wislady - I have a few websites that show what the Tea Party looks like. Want to see them? I really hate to post stuff like that but you seem to like to go to the dark side.
Aug 3, 2012 at 5:05 p.m.
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Tammy Baldwin, This Is What Democracy Looks Like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIiSCowZA...
Aug 3, 2012 at 3:55 p.m.
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A Republican multimillionaire who has donated and coordinated how $4 million of his own money will be spent is now complaining about undocumented coordination between an opponent's campaign and an independent group that is donating to the opponent's campaign. This is great entertainment.
Aug 3, 2012 at 3:34 p.m.
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Hovde runs a real estae hedge fund. The very reason this country is in trouble.
Aug 3, 2012 at 3:32 p.m.
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Is he trying to tell me that this politic'ing is getting dirty, using half truths and using many shades of gray to portray people in an unflattering light? You gotta be kidding me.
Aug 3, 2012 at 3:12 p.m.
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This guy is a multi-millionaire banker that has lived in Washington DC for 27 years and moves here to run for Senate. He sure has our best interests in mind (not)!
Aug 3, 2012 at 2:22 p.m.
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I laugh about hovde's mud slinging ad complaining about mud slinging by the others, then, he does some of his very own mud slinging.??!!?
Aug 3, 2012 at 2:07 p.m.
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attacking Tammy Baldwin but isnt that what Scott Walker called for? i think i read that he called for rep candadates to stop going after each other and start going after tammy....
Aug 3, 2012 at 2:05 p.m.
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TOMmy left office after raising Wisconsin taxs and running Wisconsin's Deficit to 2.4 BILLION. He then took $100 MILLION from the WRS (Wisconsin Retirement System) and loaned it to his Republican croonies (none have paid it back) then lost his law suit with the WRS over this one hundred million dollar withdrawl and ordered to pay back millions (to WRS). We the people have not paid back this thieves $100 million dollar withdraw and Walker just took every penny of state savings to pay off our debt TOMmy created. Why would anyone vote for TOMmy?
Aug 3, 2012 at 1:23 p.m.
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Oh ya?
MSNBC's Chris Matthews calls out Eric Hovde for attacking Tammy Baldwin
http://youtu.be/hkABaGvGcLM
Aug 3, 2012 at 12:51 p.m.
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Which candidate will win? A.) the richest and bought B.) the oldest and bought C.) the smartest and bought D.) the dirtiest and bought E.) the best and bought. What will the public win?
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