California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner has a new ad up that bashes his primary opponent, Meg Whitman, for having “the same position on illegal immigration as the president of Mexico.”
Last week, state Insurance Commissioner Poizner released a web video that claimed Whitman used to sell porn when she ran eBay.
In the latest Poizner campaign offering, a narrator intones, “Do you want a governor who has the same position on illegal immigration as the president of Mexico?”
The ad then compares a video of Mexican President Felipe Calderon saying “I strongly disagree with your recently adopted law in Arizona” with a video of Whitman saying “If that law were to come before m, I would oppose it.”
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The TPM Poll Average in California’s Republican gubernatorial primary shows Whitman leading Poizner 40.8% to 31.9%. But if you check out the trend lines, you can see Poizner making up major ground.