Feingold Ad: My Opponent Would ‘Hand Over The Great Lakes To The Oil Companies’ (VIDEO)

A new ad from Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) attacking his opponent Ron Johnson (R) on oil drilling in Lake Michigan.
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Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) is hammering his main Republican opponent in a new ad, saying that businessman Ron Johnson would “hand over the Great Lakes to the oil companies” — with the BP oil spill shown as being moved right up to Wisconsin.

“I said no to drilling in our Great Lakes,” says Feingold. “But one opponent, Ron Johnson, disagrees. He’s willing to hand over the Great Lakes to the oil companies — threatening Wisconsin’s economy, and a way of life for generations of Wisconsin families. We won’t let that happen.” The ad shows a graphic of the oil spill along the Gulf Coast, with the blotted area then being superimposed over Lake Michigan and spreading all the way across Wisconsin.

The TPM Poll Average gives Feingold a narrow edge of 45.7%-44.0% against Johnson.

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