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North Carolina Senate Race Degenerates Into Shouting Match About Atheists
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/31/2008
North Carolina Senate Race Degenerates Into Shouting Match About Atheists
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A last-minute attack ad from Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), who is narrowly trailing Democratic challenger Kay Hagan in all the polls, has the Hagan campaign accusing the Dole team of crossing the line from ordinary mud-slinging into legal defamation -- and the Dole campaign accusing Hagan of ...

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Firedoglake:  Elizabeth Dole Spits in North Carolinians’ Other Eye with Another “Godless” Ad

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— youtube.com — In her newest ad, Kay Hagan responds to Elizabeth Dole's pathetic and fabricated ad. (more) Kay Hagan: Belief (video)

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Dole's desperate turn to Big Lie advertising
— charlotteobserver.com — 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 ... (more) Dole's desperate turn to Big Lie advertising

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Kay Hagan for North Carolina » Kay Hagan Files Suit
— kayhagan.com — Download the lawsuit filing. GREENSBORO , NC- Kay Hagan filed a lawsuit against Elizabeth Dole and the Elizabeth Dole Committee, Inc., after Dole declined to remove her new television ad, described by North Carolina newspapers as “indecent,” a “gross ... (more) Kay Hagan for North Carolina » Kay Hagan Files Suit

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Elizabeth Dole Spits in North Carolinians’ Other Eye with Another “Godless” Ad
Firedoglake — ... Having cut a desperate ad implying that Kay Hagan, her Democratic opponent in North Carolina, had made some sort of secret deal with atheists (to do... well, God only knows what, you might say) -- and having been blasted by ...

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thehill.com 10/31/2008 — Democratic challenger Kay Hagan has filed a defamation lawsuit against Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) for questioning Hagan's faith in what is shaping up as the nastiest campaign of this cycle. Hagan announced the lawsuit after Dole refused to remove ...
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fayobserver.com 10/21/2008 — Published on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Sen. John McCain has figured out that when it comes to campaign strategy, bigotry is a cross to bear, not burn. He came to the defense of his opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, last week. During a town hall meeting, ...
When the going gets tough, the weak get ridiculous
washingtonmonthly.com 10/29/2008 — 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...
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.
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 opponent Kay Hagan of taking money from "a leader of the Godless America PAC" at "a secret fundraiser," failed to present the part of the ad that included a woman's voice saying, ...
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 ...
Hagan incensed by Dole’s 'Godless’ ad : News-Record.com : Greensboro, North Carolina
news-record.com 10/29/2008 — GREENSBORO — A new television ad by Republican U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole’s re-election campaign that ties her rival, state Sen. Kay Hagan, to an atheist group has provoked a threat of legal action from the Greensboro Democrat. “I can’t tell you how ...
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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, ...
New Dole Attack Ad: Hagan Went To A Party Hosted By Atheists!
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/31/2008 — Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), who's trailing in the polls, is up with another nasty TV spot attacking her Dem opponent as a tool of "Godless Americans" and the atheist agenda -- in fact, Hagan is criticized for even going to a party with atheists: ...
Dole challenger irate over 'godless' comment — CNN.com - Politics 10/31/2008
Kay Hagan erupted in anger Thursday over a television ad from Sen. Elizabeth Dole suggesting Hagan is "godless."
Religion Dominates Final Days of North Carolina Senate Race — FOXNews.com 10/31/2008
Sen. Elizabeth Dole and her Democratic rival, Kay Hagan, continue to battle over accusations that Hagan accepted money from Godless Americans
Rep. Price: Dole ad 'pathetic' — POLITICO.com: Politics 10/31/2008
North Carolina rep. calls Sen. Elizabeth Dole's 'Godless' spot "a slanderous ad."
Rep. Price: Dole ad 'pathetic' (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/31/2008
Politico - North Carolina Congressman David Price (D) said Friday that an ad from Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) suggesting her Democratic opponent Kay Hagan is godless is "pathetic."
Dole Trails Behind Democratic Rival Hagan in North Carolina Senate Race — FOXNews.com 11/1/2008
The latest from North Carolina pollsters indicates that Sen. Elizabeth Dole is trailing even further behind Democratic rival Kay Hagan in a seeming backlash against the incumbent's "Godless" ad.