A recent ad from Liberty Principles PAC alleges that Democrats funded by Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan have made a number of false accusations against their Republican challengers.
“They deluge your mailboxes and TV screens with the most disgusting lies,” the half-minute TV ad declares on YouTube.com. “They know they’re lying. They’ve been caught lying. But they don’t care.”
As one example of the alleged character assassination, the ad shows a clip from Terra Costa Howard, a Democrat challenging state Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) for the 48th District House seat. Howard falsely claims Breen and GOP insiders support a politician accused of "preying on young girls.” The claim has been proven false by Chicago CBS affiliate WBBM.
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“It is unfair,” the ad continues. “It is character assassination, pure and simple. Stop Madigan and his suburban character assassins. You’re better than this. They’re not.”
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