Rep. Charle Melancon (D-LA) is stepping up his attacks on Sen. David Vitter (R) in the Louisiana Senate race this week, using the recent revelations about a Vitter staffer allegedly assaulting his girlfriend with a knife to slam the incumbent Senator on women’s issues.
“What does he have on you?” a new web ad asks Vitter, referring to Brent Furer, a legislative aide Vitter continued to employ to work on women’s issues after he was arrested and charged with assaulting his girlfriend while drunk. (Vitter has said he wasn’t aware of the assault charges, just the DUIs.) Furer resigned last week after the assault allegations came to light in an ABC News report. But if Vitter hoped that getting rid of Furer would make the story go away, it’s clear the Democrats aren’t going to oblige him.
Melancon, trailing Vitter badly in polls, is clearly trying to connect this new flap to Vitter’s scandalous past when it comes to women.
“Senator Vitter, it’s time to come clean,” the ad reads. “For once.”
The TPM Poll Average for the race shows Vitter leading Melancon by a margin of 49.6-34.0.
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