Sunday, September 17, 2006

Jerry Brown starts major ad campaign in California attorney general's race

Jerry Brown is starting an aggressive advertising campaign in his race for state attorney general against rightwing Republican Chuck Poochigian: Brown Airing Attack Spots: The Democrat's ads paint GOP attorney general rival Poochigian as an extremist by Eric Bailey Los Angeles Times 09/15/06

Jerry Brown

Bailey reports:

Brown, mayor of Oakland and a former California governor, hits Poochigian, a state senator from Fresno, in his 30-second spots for Poochigian's opposition to a ban on 50-caliber sniper rifles, abortion rights, stem cell research and tougher environmental rules. A fourth commercial extols Brown's support from California police chiefs and other law enforcement groups.

With early polls showing Brown enjoying a big lead over Poochigian, the start of a fight on the airwaves nearly two months before election day may signal a quick escalation of the "down-ballot" race, which has attracted national attention because of the presence of the former governor.

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