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New GOP Ad: "McCaskill Needs Help"

By Antonio D. French

Filed Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 1:13 PM

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The National Republican Senatorial Committee has started a new Internet ad this week again hitting Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill on her personal finances.

Estimating McCaskill's net worth at between $13 million and $30 million, the GOP sites sources claiming she and her husband, entrepreneur Joseph Shepard, have gone to great lengths to pay little to no federal taxes.

"Claire McCaskill needs help," says a female voice in the commercial. "She's misplaced some of her income."



The ad claims McCaskill owns a $3 million airplane registered in Delaware, a state with no sales or personal property taxes. "She's misplaced some of her income in 150 limited partnerships," says the voiceover.

McCaskill has defended her husband's decision not to release his current tax returns to the media, saying they have released more than enough information on their personal finances and that her husband's "complicated" tax returns would just be used to further distract from the important issues of the campaign.

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

This ad smells of desperation...I guess that when you starting losing the campaign on issues, the only choice is to get personal and nasty. I don't know, though. This approach is so low that it might even backfire on Talent with the few undecided voters left.

10/24/2006 3:22 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Star,

If that is true...it is still not OK!!!!!

TRouble

10/24/2006 5:23 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I rode on that plane and enjoyed myself all the way to the big party! There was shrimp, steak, caviar, chocolate covered strawberries and the best wine I have ever tasted! The rich people really know how to party better than anyone else. I just want to take a moment to give my gratitude.

THANKS REPUBLICANS AND HALIBURTON!! THAT REPUBLICAN MONEY IS SO GOOD AND PLENTIFUL, THAT A FEW WEALTHY DEMOCRATS COULD NEVER MATCH ALL THOSE REPUBLICAN FAT CATS!!!!

10/24/2006 11:17 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

So, what you are saying is, that Claire McCaskill is acting that way. It is OK because...

Why?

It is not OK with me.

TRouble

10/28/2006 8:07 PM

 

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