Yep, nothing like pulling an ad after it has already done its damage. Poor Harold, he thought this campaign was going to be a cornation, well, at least if you listen to him on Anus in the Morning.
You're exactly right. I think Harold Ford, Jr. is an overly ambitious little spoiled prick who's going to get his butt kicked come 11/7/06, and he and his advisers know it.
Now it looks like the RNC is pulling it because of the racism charges. I probably would have let it run for a few more days, long enough to make it clear that Ford's charges had no impact on the RNC decision.