I’m not saying the substance of the ad is wrong, although some is traditionally politically slanted or half truth. No problem there. But Perriello looks nothing like this. The photo was from when he was working in Africa and had a stubble, then it was darkened considerably.
Goode in fact never attempted to defend the way the picture was treated but also kept running it. Folks in his area (I live nearby but he’s not my rep) like straight shooting. I think that if he had stuck to real issues, he’d be far ahead now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV7lxlftZwI
Well, it’s the usual M.O. to find a very unflattering pic of your opponent. He looks more Hispanic (in fact, looks like a skinnier version of the NM Governor Richardson). They probably could’ve done that entire ad MINUS the photo. The question is, was the substance of the charges false ?