Senate fight takes to the air
2006-09-27
Source: Providence Journal
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rss feedAfter a two-week reprieve, the rat-a-tat-tat of TV attack ads began anew yesterday with a full-fledged assault by an arm of the national Democratic Party against U.S. Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee.
The issue: port security.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee skewered Chafee for voting against a half-dozen attempts by Senate Democrats, since 2003, to increase and, in some cases, double and triple federal spending on mercantile cargo inspections and security research grants.
The tone of the ad -- and its allegation that Chafee "voted six separate times against making our ports more secure" -- was not only sharply disputed by the Chafee camp, it provided a preview of what's to come between now and Nov. 7 in one of the key states in the battle for control of the U.S. Senate.
Quiet since his expensive and hard-fought Sept. 12 win over Republican primary challenger Stephen P. Laffey, Chafee yesterday launched the first ad of his own campaign to keep Democratic challenger Sheldon Whitehouse at bay.
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