I've talked to several people who are basicall...

2011-10-09T12:38:01.775-05:00

I've talked to several people who are basically die-hard Democrats who are confused by her lack of aggressiveness in gutting Ballard, starting with his blowhole.

I think her positive ads have been good, but I agr...

2011-10-09T09:41:06.393-05:00

I think her positive ads have been good, but I agree that her "negative ads" (not wild about that term) have not been that good. Given the amount of ammunition Ballard has given her, I don't know why she is not using it. There is so much to hit Ballard on. Ballard is being allowed too much leeway to claim the highground on such issues as taxes, governmeent spending and public safety, issues which she has ample ammunition to completely discredit him on.

I don't agree though that Ballard's ads have been good. The ads lack any coherent theme and the quick video cuts are dizzying and not going to go over well with middle age and older voters. The failure to use a professional announcer on many of them too is a mistake.

But in the end if she's not going to aggessively go after his record with hard hitting negative spots, I think there is a chance Ballard may actually win. I think he's the underdog, but as each day passes and the negative attacks are not coming, the odds of his re-election go up.

I just don't understand why Kennedy isn't being more aggressive. Perhaps the polls are already in her favor. That's the only thing I can think of.

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I've talked to several people who are basicall...

I think her positive ads have been good, but I agr...