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Lack of Vetting Dooms Attack Ad in NM Governor’s Race
- Posted on September 10, 2010 at 11:59am by
Scott Baker
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Sometimes it only takes 30 seconds to render a lot of expensive TV production effort totally worthless.
This come to us from the New Mexico governor’s race. The Republican frontrunner is Susana Martinez. She‘s facing Bill Richardson’s Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish.
Without giving away the punchline here, the NEA launched the original salvo on behalf of Denish. It didn’t work out very well:
H/T: Hot Air
Thus far the Denish campaign has not commented on whether or not they had approved of the NEA ad ahead of time.
The race is close — but Martinez has a slight lead. As Ed Morrisey says, “Don’t be surprised to see that trend accelerate a bit after this round of dueling attack ads.”
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Comments (48)
satanicmechanic
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 4:44pmOh that is hilarious.
Report Post »needanotherReagan
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 4:44pmGood job NEA. An attack ad that turns the gun on your own candidate. Keep up the good work.
Report Post »IhatewhenIwakeupandObummerisstillPOTUS
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 4:15pmI approve of this message!
Report Post »KrlyQ
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 4:07pmYou mean a Dumbnocrat didn’t vet someone or do their research first? Say it ain’t so!
Report Post »Rose2010
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 3:52pmThis is exactly why we need MORE negative campaigning! They always criticize candidates for negative campaigning, but it’s the only way we find out things like this. What good is a “positive” campaign? Anyone can say things to build themselves up. What we need to know is why we SHOULDN’T vote for a particular candidate.
Report Post »forthepeople
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 3:14pmAnother good example of the people in charge now that think they are ‘ Above the Law ’ . Do you think they will change ? We have to change it !
Report Post »ksdenison
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 2:49pmAs the kids say: “Epic fail NEA”
Report Post »bulldawg
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 2:27pmIs this Chris Christi’s little sister, this little lady doesn’t pull any punches, you go girl, maybe NM has finally found a Governor instead of a crook!
Report Post »JJMinor
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 2:11pmI love it when the other side (The Sith) makes such huge mistakes! Those poor desperate tools.
Report Post »scseahawk
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 1:25pmhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Report Post »heheheheheheheheheheheheehehehehe
Al_Gator
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 1:24pmI can’t believe it! This is such a High School Harry Political blunder! Political campaign rule number 1: If your campaign workers/supporters have big hairy skeletons in their closets, hide those folks away from the public and make sure they do nothing more than stuff envelopes in the campaign office at 2AM or tacking up yard signs or the like. Also, ban them from opening their mouths in public on pain of making them eat piping hot chili peppers.
Democrats are falling to pieces.
Report Post »The_Truth
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 1:15pmWow, for a group that is supposed to promote education, one would have thought they would ahve educated themselves prior to putting the ad together. I guess this is where you thank the Unions for being the sluggard’s that they are.
Report Post »missmarie
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 1:10pmJust proves that we must know who these candidates really are and what they truly stand for and not rely on lobbyist organizations to feed us the truth.
Report Post »freedom101
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:59pmRottweiler, Martinez is saying that the teacher in the ad has a husband who is a convicted felon, not Diane Denish. I like Martinez, but in the debate the other day, she said she was for MORE mandatory testing in the schools. That didn’t go over so well here. If you add up all the days students in our school district are taking mandatory standardized tests, it is over 1 month. Ridiculous! Put the students doing some hands-on projects, reading some good books.
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 5:31pmBetter then letting the teachers spend that month indocrinating our children. I would prefer a manditory curriculum that excludes global warming for the 5th grade that my child is currently subjected to this week.
Report Post »AmeriWoman
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:48pmOh that had to hurt!! KAPOW!!! BOOM BANG!!!!
heh….great ad.
aw
Report Post »Rottweiler
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:37pmAre you kidding? Could New Mexico’s Lt. Gov. be married to a fellon? Kidnapping? Where I’m shure there is more to the story, I can just imagine the Dean-like scream that would issue from all the usual suspects if the situation were to be reversed.
Report Post »R and K
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:56pmI think that was a teacher used for an attack ad, not the LT. Governor herself.
Report Post »joseluisguzman
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 1:23pmSusana Martinez has been the District Attorney for Dona Ana County in New Mexico. This county neighbors El Paso County, TX. As District Attorney, she has put away many criminals behind bars. This teacher’s husband was one of them.
Report Post »Mirimichi
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:30pmGood bye Richardson. What ever happened to those charges that were brought up against him? IIRC, it was something about road construction money.
Report Post »ColoradoUSA
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:27pmWe are with you Sister!
Go get em!
Report Post »Aardvark
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:27pm…glad to see folks are paying attention……………..
Report Post »Mike777
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:24pmWow the dems. just keep getting more nasty proof they can’t run on there records. What happened to the Democratic party ?
Report Post »Dela
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:44pmThe Democratic party was hijacked years ago by the Progressives…. JFK could not get elected as a Democrat in today’s political climate.
Report Post »patriot308
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 3:48pmThe Alternative media and the web is what happened. They can’t run away from their stupid ideas and comments.
Report Post »Supreme Galooti
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 7:27pmJFK couldn’t get elected in EITHER – Without voter fraud in Chi Town. Whodathunkit?
Report Post »El Paco
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:22pmOh Noez!!! Hubby is a jailbird!!! greeeeeeeeeeeeeat.
Not a reason to not elect the wife… but really an eyebrow raiser.
Report Post »MattyFos
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 1:04pmThe convict isn’t the Husband of the Lieutenant Governor. The criminal is married to the ‘teacher’ who said she supported Denish in that ad.
Report Post »Martinez was saying “This ‘teacher’ supports Denish because I locked up this ‘teacher’s’ husband.
whofarted
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 8:28amasspuppet his wife is a teacher not the one running for office
Report Post »patriotnerd
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:21pmNow THAT was a big “oops.” This will be New Mexico’s first woman governor and we are witnessing a political catfight. I’m voting Martinez!
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:19pmThat is the strait shooting we need. Answer these useless attack ads. Take back NM
Report Post »Freelancer
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:13pmWhoops!
Report Post »Resolved
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:11pmWow… Just wow.
Report Post »Tennessee Veteran
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 12:47pmDon’t you just love it? Get gun, insert bullet in gun, point gun at foot, PULL TRIGGER.
Report Post »GJPinks
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 7:21pmTennessee, they’re not shooting themselves in the foot, they are participating in a circular firing squad. Just stay away from their general location.
Report Post »CHAZIE
Posted on September 10, 2010 at 11:21pmGot to love her — now she needs to send out her sister to run in Florida for Governor!
Report Post »whofarted
Posted on September 11, 2010 at 8:26amStupid is as stupid does
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