charlotteobserver.com - 10/30/2008
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North Carolina knows from sad experience about negative election campaigns and misleading, untruthful advertising. In the 1950 campaign, opponents of the late UNC President Frank Porter Graham used a doctored photo of his wife with a black man to inject race into a Senate campaign and help ...
washingtonmonthly.com - 10/29/2008
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washingtonmonthly.com —
WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE WEAK GET
RIDICULOUS.... Recent polling shows Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R) trailing...
in her re-election fight in North Carolina against Democrat Kay Hagan, so it stands to reason that she's getting a little desperate. I...
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When the going gets tough, the weak get ridiculous
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Campbell Brown Rips Dole's "Godless" Ad: Reclaim Your Dignity! [VIDEO]
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Finally, the Charlotte Observer delivered perhaps the sternest rebuke of any local paper -- comparing Dole's latest tactic to the divisive legacy of former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms. ...
North Carolina newspapers slam Dole for "Godless" ad
BlueNC - The people's think tank —
... The Observer is even harsher. It suggests that this ad probably has Jesse Helms "smiling and cheering from the great beyond." And then, the gloves come off. ...
War and Piece —
Charlotte Observer : Elizabeth Dole should pull "egregious" ad or get out of the race. The Dole campaign stepped across a broad line, portraying Hagan as not Christian and suggesting she does not believe in God. The Dole ad shows a picture of Hagan while a woman's voice, not Hagan's, intones, There is no God. This is indecent. It is the modern-day version of the white hands ad, a lie born of Dole's desperation in a race in which she has trailed for weeks. It is also a deliberate attempt by Dole's campaign not just to distort the truth, but to shatter Hagan's admirable ...
Guess who "has no place in N.C. politics?"
Anne Schroeder's Blog —
... 1. Ouch. This aint a good sign. The Charlotte Observer is none-too-thrilled with Sen. Elizabeth Dole and boldly declares: "Elizabeth Dole has no place in N.C. politics." ...
Senate Projections, 10/31
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... which implies that Hagan, an elder at the First Presbyterian Church, is an athiest. The ad has drawn a harsh reaction from the local media and a ...
Ugliest Republican of the Day II: Elizabeth Dole
The Reaction —
By Michael J.W. Stickings I don't follow North Carolinian politics all that closely, so I'll let The Charlotte Observer explain: In a new TV ad that must have the late Sen. Helms smiling and cheering from the great beyond, the Dole campaign has attacked her opponent, Democratic state Sen. Kay Hagan of Greensboro, as "godless." Hagan attended a September fundraiser in Boston sponsored by dozens of people and co-hosted by two persons associated with a group called ...
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Hagan sues Dole over atheist ad
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CNN failed to note Dole "Godless" ad's voiceover controversy
mediamatters.org 11/4/2008 — A November 3 CNN Newsroom report on Sen. Elizabeth
Dole's (R-NC) "Godless" ad , in which Dole accused Democratic
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Dole still keeping the faith
politico.com 10/29/2008 — Blog: Sen. Elizabeth Dole’s latest advertisement suggests her Democratic opponent, Kay Hagan, is a godless heathen.
Hagan hits back on Dole
americablog.com 10/30/2008 — This is how a nimble campaign works. Yesterday we talked about the vile new ad that Elizabeth Dole has out against Kay Kagan. Today, the Hagan campaign released this ad: Kay Hagan is right - "bearing false witness against fellow Christians" ...
NC-Sen: Two Very Different Polls
swingstateproject.com 10/30/2008 — Rasmussen (10/29, likely voters, 10/8 in parens):
Kay Hagan (D) : 52 (49)
Elizabeth Dole (R-inc) : 46 (44)
(MoE: ±4.0%)
Rasmussen looks very good for Kay Hagan in the North Carolina senate race: six is the biggest lead she's had in a Rasmussen ...
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publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com 11/3/2008 — Kay Hagan 51 Elizabeth Dole 44 Christopher Cole 3 Elizabeth Dole's 'Godless Americans' ad has clearly blown up in her face, as Kay Hagan has now expanded her lead to seven points. The ad may have helped Hagan to get Democrats unified around her, ...
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