ATLANTA — Democrat Roy Barnes is launching a preemptive strike in Georgia's race for goveror, unleashing his first campaign ad of the general election even as voters are at the ballot box selecting the Republican who will face him in November.
The ad — a broadside against the state's ruling GOP — begins airing Tuesday around the state. The TV spot asks if Georgians want to continue with the "the same team that gave us ethics violations, teacher furloughs, tax breaks to special interests, homes foreclosed and misplaced priorities." It casts the coming general election as a choice between "competent experience or more of the same."
The ad will air in Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, Columbus, Savannah and Albany.
Voters in Tuesday's runoff are choosing between former Secretary of State Karen Handel and ex-U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal as the GOP nominee for governor.
Nordic Festival Puts North Korea in Spotlight
'Rumor Has It' Adele's Rolling in the Grammys
Grohl, Grammy Nominees Cut Up on the Red Carpet
Greece Passes New Austerity Deal Amid Rioting
Coroner: Houston Autopsy Results Weeks Away
Raw Video: Greek Rioting Ahead of Austerity Vote
Raw Video: Child Rescued After Kosovo Avalanche
Pop Music Superstar Whitney Houston Dies at 48
Whitney Houston's Church Mourns Her Passing
Reaction to Houston's Death at Clive Davis Party
79 Turtles Seized at Shanghai Airport
Severe Cold Wreaks Havoc in China
Fuel Removal Under Way on Capsized Italian Ship
Police: Houston Found Dead in Her Hotel Room
Paul Suffers Narrow Loss to Romney in Maine
Palin Brings Anti-Washington Message to CPAC
Obama Scraps Birth Control Mandate
Navy Names Ship for Gabrielle Giffords
Uzbek Man Pleads Guilty in Plot to Kill Obama
Marines: No Punishment for Nazi-like Flag
