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US Chamber Airs Anti-King TV Ads in Maine
MPBN ^ | 07/26/2012

Posted on 07/26/2012 8:32:21 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat

The 30-second ad portrays King as a free-spending liberal, calling him the "king of spending," while Maine's former governor says the ads are negative attacks by outside money "trying to influence Maine voters."

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) _ The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has begun airing TV ads in Maine taking on independent Senate candidate Angus King.

The 30-second ad portrays King as a free-spending liberal during his years as Maine's governor, calling him the "king of spending.'' The ad says government spending skyrocketed under King, and that he left the state with a billion-dollar shortfall when he left office.

King is running against Republican Charlie Summers and Democrat Cynthia Dill in November's election. The chamber, based in Washington, is endorsing Summers.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: Maine
KEYWORDS: angusking; electionussenate; king; summers
Here's a link to watch the ad: Angus King - Mainers Know

Very well done. A bit of a surprise...I thought this race had been written off as a lost cause. I guess not.

1 posted on 07/26/2012 8:32:30 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat
Well let's see...Angus King's "First Wind" gets millions in Obama stimulus money...

Liberal democrat King (pretending to be an "independent") leaves opponents in the dust in fundraising.

Hmmmmmmmmmm...

2 posted on 07/26/2012 8:50:55 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Will Charlie Summers be as much of a weenie as Olympia Snowe was?


3 posted on 07/26/2012 10:50:54 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

Not sure, but I doubt it.

We did have another couple of “independent thinkers” though. First Margaret Chase Smith, and then Bill Cohen (not to mention Sue Collins).


4 posted on 07/27/2012 5:10:02 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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