Elizabeth Dole is Getting Desperate

Written by: DFA Staff on Oct 31, 2008 6:00 PM EDT

North Carolina’s Republican incumbent in the Senate race, Elizabeth Dole, has resorted to low and divisive tactics in her desperate attempt to close the widening gap between her and Kay Hagan.

Dole’s campaign released a 30-second ad claims that Hagan has taken money from atheist organizations, and questions her own religious convictions.  Hagan, a Presbyterian, has condemned the attacks, calling them “low” and “despicable.”

“This is politics of the worst kind, and I know it has been rejected by North Carolinians at every level.”

This kind of campaigning is as disheartening as it is nasty.  It assumes that voters are ignorant enough to fall for this type of negativity, and it changes the tone of the entire campaign.  Personal, false attacks of this magnitude are completely uncalled for.

Mari Diouf - Political Intern

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