The Repub Gov Assn. has decided to pump money into the SC governor's race as several polls have shown Democrat Vince Sheheen gaining ground on Republican Nikki Haley. It's hard to fathom that SC would actually vote a Dem into the Governor's office, especially in an election cycle where all the talk is about a GOP wave on the horizon, but something is happening here. Support for Haley is very soft. And the gap is closing. The new poll referenced in the article below is the third in a about two or three weeks to have Haley's margin in single digits. The prior two had four and five point gaps, this newest one has a 9 point gap. But the newest one also shows that 26% of those Haley voters say they could change their minds. And Sheheen has been hitting her hard on reports she has been fined repeatedly for paying personal and business taxes late, as well as other shady dealings.
The new RGA ad is pretty slimy, and morphs Obama into Sheheen. Ends with the tag, "an Obama liberal, in our own back yard." A snip from the Politico (I know) article and a link to the new RGA ad below.
The article:
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The Republican Governors Association is going up on TV in South Carolina with an ad comparing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Vincent Sheheen with President Barack Obama — a sign that the commanding lead Republican Nikki Haley has enjoyed is narrowing.
A poll out Wednesday shows Haley’s lead over Sheheen is now at 9 percentage points, considerably closer than the double-digit advantage she has enjoyed since this summer.
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The tough new RGA ad reflects an attempt to snuff out any momentum Sheheen may be enjoying and to put the race away now.
In a spot that RGA officials say is well-funded and will air in the state's major markets, the committee transforms an image of Obama into Sheheen, noting that the South Carolinian backed the federal stimulus and health care plan while opposing Arizona’s hard-line immigration law.
“Vincent Sheheen — an Obama liberal in our own backyard,” says an announcer in the tagline.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/43533.html----------
The Ad:
http://videoshare.politico.com/singletitlevideo.php?bcpid=19407224001&bctid=635315369001