California Working Families 2010, a labor-funded group backing Democrat Jerry Brown's gubernatorial bid has launched a new ad defending the 72-year-old attorney general against attacks from Republican rival Meg Whitman.
The 30-second spot, titled "Misleading," takes aim at Whitman's recent ad slamming Brown's decades-long career in politics as a "legacy of failure."
"How many lies can Meg Whitman jam into one ad? At least seven," the narrator says as the ad challenges the Whitman spot's claims about Brown's record as governor and as Oakland mayor.
Whitman spokeswoman Sarah Pompei called the ad "a ridiculous attempt by government unions to cover up Jerry Brown's 40-year record of politics as usual."
Pompei cited an independent analysis of the Whitman ad by the nonpartisan FactCheck.org, pointing out that the fact-checkers also said some of the Whitman ad's claims refuted by Brown supporters were "on point." What the organization really said, however, was some claims "are mostly on point, but could use some explanation." Its overall analysis found that "Whitman's attack ad fails to tell the truth" and lacks context.
Watch the ad below. The Brown supporters' campaign says it will air statewide on cable and in select broadcast markets.
This post was updated to clarify attribution of the FactCheck analysis.
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