Miller\’s Attack Ad

I saw Harris Miller’s attack ad last night, which was described by Jim Webb’s campaign as “brutal, cynical, [and] negative.” (This from the people who always refer to Miller as “Corporate Lobbyist” Miller.) The first part of the ad talked about Miller’s platform (with specifics!) of firing Donald Rumsfeld and something else I can’t remember. And then as an after thought, it added that Jim Webb supported Republicans in 2000. Not exactly the cut-throat negative attack I was led to expect.

I’m honestly curious to see how the Virginia blogosphere will respond if Webb loses this primary, which, setting all issues of character and platform aside, seems distinctly likely for the sole reason that he’s only spent about 65 cents on his campaign so far. Bloggers would be stuck between Miller, the person they’ve spent the last several months hurling vitriolic hate against, and George Allen, a Republican Bush-puppet. If that happens, I bet voter turnout among bloggers will be pretty low. :)

Webb’s campaign is currently trying to raise $100k in the next week so they can run a television ad against Miller. I read somewhere (can’t find it now, though) that Webb needed the money because he couldn’t possibly self-finance. Ya’ll may want to check out OpenSecrets.org, where it says he’s already provided $100k for his campaign. (Miller, for comparison, self-financed $175k.)

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