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Gould 0738
 
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Default OT--Democrats just can't catch a break

Is this report available to all of us, or is it just another "air"
report, made up to make a point?


By way of specific example,
I posted a link to an article discussing the
Republican Leadership Conference paying for pro-Nader/ anti-Gore TV commercials
in several states.

Did you not see it?

Here it is:

Republican Organization To Broadcast Pro-Nader Spot (posted October 28, 2000)

The Republican Leadership Council, a group with close ties to GOP candidate
George W. Bush, has announced that it will broadcast ads in Washington,
Wisconsin, and Oregon featuring Green Party candidate Ralph Nader. The spot
shows Nader attacking Gore's environmental record in an effort to help Bush. In
the commercial, Nader says, "Al Gore is suffering from election year delusion
if he thinks his record on the environment is anything to be proud of....Eight
years of principles betrayed and promises broken."

This is the first time a group with ties to a major party candidate has run ads
touting a third party candidate in an effort to hurt the opponent. The strategy
is risky if voters see the commercial for what it is, a cynical effort to boost
Nader's vote in hopes of harming the Democratic presidential candidate. That
type of tactic may backfire against the GOP ticket.

Source: Associated Press