On the recordSeptember 17, 2008
When a candidate attacks the other candidate for being sleazy and ugly, they are as negative as the candidate that they are criticizing.
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transcripts.cnn.comWhen a candidate attacks the other candidate for being sleazy and ugly, they are as negative as the candidate that they are criticizing.
Rep. Shays comments on the nature of negative advertising in political campaigns, highlighting the hypocrisy in criticizing negative ads.
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