Elmira TV station WETM has produced a "truth squad" story featuring political expert Stephen Coleman, who teaches at Elmira College. Coleman, who generally gives good quote, calls the Kuhl "Sniper" ad "political pornography" and "un-American". The WETM piece, along with story by WROC in Rochester, carry the Kuhl campaign's claim that they aren't responsible for the ad, find it "inappropriate" and have asked the NRCC to pull it.
Today's Washington Post profiles media strategists for both parties, and says this about the Republican media buyer:
His own polls showed a growing number of House Republicans in serious trouble [...] [He] had little choice but to buy ads to protect suddenly at-risk Reps. Charles Bass (N.H.) and John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. (N.Y.).
The story also notes that the Republicans can turn around an ad in as little as 24 hours. One day in production sounds about right for the "Sniper" ad.
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I just learned of this endorsement. Man...a big step backward for the Massa campaign. Two years ago, when the Star-Gazette grudgingly endorsed Kuhl, they even called him arrogant. Now they are touting him big-time. Big bonus for Kuhl. Combined with Laura Bush and they are on a roll. Kuhl: 55% like it or not.