Richard Davis (Dems create faux pro/anti Libertarian ad)

Mailing, MD 1st Congressional District (Kratovil-D incumbent) | 10/23/2010 | Democrat Cong. Campaign Committee

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FRONT (pro):

Richard Davis may be an outsider, but his ideas for big cuts to government spending fit right in with the Tea Party.

REVERSE (anti):

To turn our economy around, our government must act boldly.

But Richard Davis and the Tea Party think government is part of the problem, and want to make it as small as possible.

Richard Davis:

- Plans to cut government spending

- Will drastically reduce the size of government across the board

- is a complete outsider

Richard Davis: Is he too conservative?

Paid for by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee...

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This is a very strange ad I received in the mail today. I am party registered, but not as a Democrat, nor as a libertarian. The election is endangered incumbent Kratovil-D against Andy Harris-R.

So when I get this ad, I have to look up the guy to see who he is and find he is the Libertarian Congressional candidate in Maryland's 1st district.

The front of the ad features words I support, and a photo of Mr. Davis taken from his website (meaning not a mean, nasty photo that opposition advertising frequently employs). The only quirky thing on the front is that they show a picture of a protest in front of the Capitol, with sign logos that have clearly been pasted over the actual signs of the photos. They represent some of the more extreme anti-Obama sentiments.

On the ad reverse, it seems to question whether this is the right approach, but doesn't end with a "HE IS TOO CONSERVATIVE" but rather with a soft question "is he too conservative?"

I can only believe that the DCCC is trying to draw right-wing votes away from Harris-R and to Davis-L, to help Kratovil-D.

Also, the fact that they show harsh anti-Obama signs while talking about Tea Party, they must as a secondary effect be trying to drum up anti-Tea Party sentiment.

All in all, a very strange ad.

I should note that Davis' website says he refuses contributions. One must thus conclude that he eschews advertising as well. I guess the Dems felt they had to spend their own money to play the Perot game.

[cripplecreek]

This seems to be the democrat’s favorite game this year.

Michigan’s democrat secretary of state candidate is neck deep in the false tea party attempt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOdt3gU1NAs&feature=player_embedded

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I’ve since found that, according to the NY Times, the ‘Rats are doing this all over the country:

Democrats Back Third Parties to Siphon Votes

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/23/us/politics/23dems.html?_r=2&ref=todayspaper&pagewanted=all

Seeking any advantage in their effort to retain control of Congress, Democrats are working behind the scenes in a number of tight races to bolster long-shot third-party candidates who have platforms at odds with the Democratic agenda but hold the promise of siphoning Republican votes.