Lincoln Hits Unions In Latest Ad
Here's something you don't see every day: A Dem castigating labor unions in a paid media campaign.
In her latest ad, Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) takes direct shots at labor unions who are aiding her opponent, LG Bill Halter (D).
"Who's the 'us' that I'm not working for?" Lincoln asks, referencing an ad running against her in the newly competitive primary. "That ad is paid for by a bunch of Washington, DC, unions. And they're right: I'm not working for them. I work for you."
National unions have pledged $4M for independent expenditure campaigns against Lincoln and for Halter. Lincoln has said she opposes the Employee Free Choice Act, and her concern over health care drove unions and progressive groups into Halter's arms.
Lincoln has also wasted little time in attacking Halter, who she accuses of going back on a promise. "Bill Halter gave me his word this would be a positive campaign," Lincoln says at the close of the ad. "That didn't last long."
The ad, "Blanche Lincoln's Response":
Blanche, you're PATHETIC.
Bill Halter all the way. He's going to make a great Senator.
Nothing beats watching two Socialist Democrats beat the snot out of each other. Keep up the good work.
Calling Blanche Lincoln a "Socialist" is insulting to socialists, not Blanche Lincoln.