So now Rick Boucher (D-9th) is actively trying to get his opponent, Morgan Griffith’s television ads pulled. Interesting tactic but this is probably going to backfire now that his attempt is in the open. Read for yourself:
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In response to this letter Morgan Griffith made the following statement:
“Congressman Boucher’s record speaks for itself,” says Republican challenger Morgan Griffith. “It shows he votes 96.4 percent of the time with Nancy Pelosi and his Democratic leadership during the current Congress.”
They also included these links in their press release:
Boucher voting record: http://projects. washingtonpost.com/congress/ members/b000657/ [2]
Pelosi voting record: http://projects. washingtonpost.com/congress/ members/p000197/ [3]
Here is the ad that Boucher objected to:
***UPDATE: Boucher responds with his own commercial:
For more on his voting record and the 96% claim, visit here: http://www.opencongress.org/people/representatives#V [4]