Hagan Hits Back Against Dole

Brown Skewers Dole

Campbell Brown rightly skewers Elizabeth Dole.



"The information in this ad is so ridiculously misleading, and yet Senator Dole is standing by it and continuing to raise questions about Hagan's so-called godlessness on the campaign trail. Is this really what it has come down to? We are fighting two wars, our economy is a disaster, and Senator Dole's message to voters is to falsely accuse her opponent of not believing in God?"

…"Just say no to your own craven ambition. Just cut it out. Reclaim your dignity! And with only a few days to go, please, please, just tell us what you think you can do to get this country back on track."

"Godless"

As noted on Kos, the latest ad from Elizabeth Dole, entitled "Godless", attacks Democrat Kay Hagan (who happens to be a Sunday school teacher and elder in her church) for being Godless and actually hires a voice artist to impersonate Hagan saying "there is no God!" Wow. It is the latest desperate ploy to hold onto power by Dole, who has long-shown that being a celebrity is a greater personal priority than working on behalf of her constituents.



Alex Castellanos, a conservative known for designing hard-hitting attack ads, calls it for what it is -- “over the line.” “When you’re making ads that say there is no God, it usually means that your campaign doesn’t have a prayer.”



Conservative Ed Rollins calls it “despicable” and says that Dole “should be ashamed of herself.”

She's Not a Go-Getter

The DSCC just released a new ad targeting Elizabeth Dole, in what appears to be a more competitive race (with State Senator Kay Hagan) that we initially expected. While the ad has stirred up some controversy because the Dole campaign insists it unfairly makes Dole's age an issue, the DSCC spokesperson, Matthew Miller, put things in perspective: "It's not that Elizabeth Dole is too old, it's that after 40 years in Washington she's too ineffective. Dole should remember her own words from two years ago, when she said that voters should elect a candidate with 'fresh leadership' over one who'd been in government for 40 years" - referring to a Dole appearance on "Meet the Press," when she told Maryland voters they should defeat then-Rep. Ben Cardin in his Senatorial campaign.