The DCCC is taking notice of Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate in the three-way special election in NY-23, with a new ad attacking him an out of touch millionaire.
“Millionaire Doug Hoffman has a waterfront island home — even a classic car collection,” the announcer says. “But on our street, it’s lost jobs, foreclosures and record debt. Hoffman supports more of the economic policies that failed us: Tax breaks for the wealthy, which added billions to the deficit. Doug Hoffman: Looking out for himself, not us.”
Democrat Bill Owens currently has a narrow lead in this race, with moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava and Hoffman splitting the Republican vote. The question is what effect a Democratic attack on Hoffman will have: Will it turn voters off of him, or will it cause conservative voters to rally to his side even more than they have already?
Late Update: Hoffman spokesman Rob Ryan gives us this comment: “Growing up, Doug Hoffman was the poorest kid in his class. Through hard work, he earned every cent he has. The Democrats should stop waging class warfare. If Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats in Congress have their way, we will all be poor from their high-taxing and big-spending ways.”
