Democratic Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has a new ad in his state’s Senate race, combining two key narratives: He’s g after Republican Congressman Mark Kirk for being a liar, and for being tied to former President George W. Bush.
The ad begins with news snippets of Kirk’s embellished statements about his military record, along with the condemnations that he had received from newspapers. “Now, typical Washington politician Kirk is lying about Alexi Giannoulias in ads denounced as smears,” the announcer says. “In D.C. 20 years, Kirk voted for the Bush policies that wrecked the economy, and then said unemployment’s not a ‘big issue.'”
The TPM Poll Average gives Kirk a very narrow edge of 41.1%-40.6%.
