Red-baiting in Iowa

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I guess the GOP is showing us just how desperate they are in Iowa!!

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060930/NEWS09/609300340

GOP ad tries to link Braley, Communists

National Republicans launched a new television ad in the 1st Congressional District, attempting to tie Democrat Bruce Braley to controversial groups including the Communist Party USA.

The National Republican Congressional Committee sponsored the new TV ad, stating that Braley has been endorsed by the Council for a Livable World, a nuclear disarmament and anti-Iraq war group, and "has been called a peace candidate by the Communist Party." The Braley campaign denied any Communist endorsement and called the ad a "joke."

Braley, a Waterloo lawyer, is running against Republican Mike Whalen for the seat left open by Rep. Jim Nussle, who is running for governor. Both parties have identified the race as a key battleground in the fight for the House majority.