Hagan pushes back on "Godless" ad
I just filed the following to our online site:
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, a Republican, says she has no intention of taking down an ad connecting her opponent, state Sen. Kay Hagan, to Godless Americans PAC.The Greensboro Democrat said the ad implies that she does not believe in God and has demanded that Dole cease airing it.
“I think Kay Hagan needs to explain to people why she did that, why she would … make the trip to Boston and go to the home of the home of the founder of the Godless American PAC,” Dole said after appearing at a campaign event in Lexington today. “What do they stand for? They stand for taking God out of the pledge of allegiance, for taking God off our money.”
At a news conference this morning, Hagan said she did not know about the Godless American PAC when she went to Boston for a fundraiser that was organized by ActBlue and hosted by more than 40 individuals.
“I would never, ever condone this kind of personal slander,” Hagan said of the Dole ad. Hagan said she has sent a cease and desist letter to the Dole campaign and a spokeswoman for Hagan said the matter could end up in court.
Click below to listen to my brief interview with Dole this afternoon:
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Here's the 30-second ad, by the way, courtesy of my friends at the The Legion of Dome.
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For those following the back and forth over U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole's ad inferring state Sen. Kay Hagan might be "Godless," you can click here or below for audio of a press conference Hagan held this morning.
More to come on all this. Perviously.
Update: From Allen Johnson.
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At a news conference this morning, Hagan said she did not know about the Godless American PAC when she went to Boston for a fundraiser that was organized by ActBlue and hosted by more than 40 individuals.
Mark, I read where the Dole Campaign put out a press release three weeks before the Sept. 15 event. I also read in the N&O that the invite was changed after the Dole Campaign started bringing this to light. How in the world can Kay Hagan say that she knew nothing about this before she went to Boston? Did anyone ask what she found out at the fundraiser? Can you ask her about still going after the Dole Campaign brought this into the discussion? I heard her on the radio this morning and it sounds like there are questions that she does not want to answer or even have asked.
Posted on October 30, 2008 1:47 PM