On Friday, Project Vote Smart had objected to Brian Davis's latest attack ad (is there any other kind in the Davis media portfolio?), saying in a statement:
Brian Davis, Republican candidate for Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District, has attacked Timothy Walz, his Democratic/Farmer/Labor opponent, with information he knows to be false, has used Project Vote Smart’s name to give his accusations credibility.
Today, the Walz campaign takes down the ad. Just in from the campaign office:
Davis Launches Dishonest TV Attack Ad on Taxes
Davis has “no credibility on taxes” because he called a new 23% national sales tax “a good idea.”
( Southern Minnesota ) – Brian Davis has launched yet another negative and dishonest TV attack ad, this time on the issue of taxes. Davis ’s previous ads also featured false, negative attacks and were characterized by some Minnesota newspapers as “misleading.”
Walz Campaign Manager Chris Schmitter said, "Dr. Davis has no credibility on the issue of taxes. This is the guy who told a group of young people earlier this year that a new 23% national sales tax on everything we buy is ‘a good idea.’ Davis ’s call to increase taxes is a bad idea for middle class families that are struggling to pay for groceries, gas and other essentials in this difficult time.”
Schmitter also said that Davis ’s ad is lying about Walz’s record. “Brian Davis has stretched the truth in his ads before, but this one really reaches a new low. He says that a bipartisan energy bill that 178 House Republicans voted for included a huge tax increase? Give me a break—that’s an outright lie. Tim Walz has a plan to cut taxes for middle class families and that’s the truth.”
The attached Ad Watch sets the record straight and debunks the newest Davis ad.
Here's the three page Ad Watch (pages 2 & 3 below the fold):
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