Paseur Counters Virginia Group’s Shaw Ad
Published: October 13, 2008
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Supreme Court candidate Deborah Bell Paseur has started an ad to counter one by a Virginia group.
The Center for Individual Freedom, based in Alexandria, Va., has been running a TV ad complimenting Paseur’s Republican opponent, Greg Shaw.
Paseur’s new TV ad says the center is funded by “the likes of the oil and gas industry” and that the money for the center’s ad campaign doesn’t come from Alabama.
Campaign finance reporting laws don’t cover ads like the center’s because the ad doesn’t encourage anyone to vote for Shaw on Nov. 4. Paseur’s campaign manager, Marion Steinfels, says it’s a way for businesses to hide their involvement.
Calls to the center for comment have not been returned. The center has run ads elsewhere criticizing plaintiff lawyers.
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