Wisconsin ad battle continues between liberals, conservatives

[steve2470]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20038336-503544.html

Posted by Stephanie Condon

As the conflict over union rights continues in Wisconsin, influential national groups, both liberal and conservative, continue to ratchet up their presence in the debate with new television ads and campaigns.


The Republican National Committee (RNC) announced today it will begin airing an ad that urges Wisconsinites to "Stop Obama and his union bosses today."


"Families are struggling. State budgets have run dry. And the federal debt is skyrocketing," a narrator in the ad says. "But Obama and the union bosses are standing in the way of economic reform."


The ad merges the debate over national deficits with the ongoing dispute over Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's so-called "budget repair bill." The legislation would, among other things, scale back public workers' benefits, as well as their collective bargaining rights. Walker has said his proposals are necessary to balance the state budget, but unions say restricting collective bargaining rights won't impact the budget.

on edit: 2 videos of ads on the site, one pro-union, one anti.

[murielm99]

1. The trouble for the repubs is that by now most

cheeseheads know the issues. An educated public is a republican's worst nightmare.

Let the conservatives waste their money on ads. Action is taking place in Wisconsin, and it is working.