The Louisiana ad war between Rep. Charlie Melancon (D) and Sen. David Vitter (R) continues today with a new volley from Melancon — and it’s a doozy. Earlier this week, Melancon accused Vitter of not being “honest” with Louisiana; Vitter responded with an ad linking Melancon to “millionaires [and] illegals.” So Melancon broke out the big guns, and linked Vitter’s prostitution scandal, his abusive staff member and his legislative record in a new ad.In the ad, which features scenes from the press conference where Vitter and his wife talked about the “serious sins” he committed, the female narrator ties Vitter’s extramarital dalliances with prostitutes and his women’s issues staffer with a history of domestic violent to some of Vitter’s votes on women’s issues.
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