It's the kind of moment Democrats love. Carol Roberts is running for the U.S. House of Representatives against Republican Clay Shaw. She thinks she can win because a Democrat nearly beat Shaw last time and she has the prescription-drug issue in her quiver. So the Palm Beach County commissioner fired up a controversial TV ad last week. Roberts appears with four seniors in the 30-second spot, pitching a phone number that advises seniors how to save money by filling their prescriptions in Canada via the Internet. (The number connects to her campaign and is designed to be a lure.) Shaw's campaign...
Election 2002: Finding A Winning Tune
REPUBLICANS ARE BETTER OFF IF THE ELECTION IS ABOUT TERROR AND GEORGE BUSH. DEMOCRATS WOULD RATHER CROON ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE
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