AdWatch: The Surge Begets The Attack
December 7, 2007, 8:36pm
Mike Huckabee was but a blip in the Republican presidential polls a few short weeks ago, but now he is riding high in first place in Iowa, home to the first presidential caucus.
The bad news is that his unexpected rush up the charts has made Huckabee a bigger target, and The Club For Growth is more than happy to take expensive shots at him. Starting Monday, the club will begin airing television advertisements nationwide to criticize a candidate the group has dubbed “Tax Hike Mike.” The initial pricetag for the ads will be $175,000.
“Mike Huckabee is telling folks that he cut taxes 94 times, but the truth is, Huckabee’s tax increases far surpassed his tax cuts, and taxpayers deserve to know the truth,” said club President Pat Toomey said in a release. “The purpose of this ad is to educate taxpayers so they can ask Mike Huckabee why he supported all those tax increases.”
The ad features a clip of Huckabee endorsing calls for any one of a number of tax hikes while he was governor of Arkansas.
Categories: Arkansas, Producer's Picks, Taxes, AdWatch, Mike Huckabee
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