MADISON – WisconsinEye, a statewide public affairs network that broadcasts government proceedings and policy-oriented interviews, is calling on Sen. Baldwin’s campaign to pull ads using their footage, violating the network’s terms of use and misleading voters. When asked for comment, the Baldwin campaign did not respond. Once again, Sen. Baldwin is lying and hiding because she can’t defend her failed record.
“After nearly three decades in Washington, Sen. Baldwin has done nothing but fail the people of Wisconsin, leading her and her allies to resort to lies and the politics of personal destruction. While Sen. Baldwin lies and hides, Eric Hovde remains focused on providing solutions for Wisconsin families.” – Hovde spokesman, Zach Bannon
Excerpts from the WisconsinEye press release are below:
“The Tammy Baldwin for U.S. Senate campaign has produced several negative ads utilizing WisconsinEye footage for political purposes. The ads are based on sound bites edited from a 12-year-old WisconsinEye interview with challenger U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde.”
“The ads, broadly distributed via commercial broadcasting and social media, violate the network’s Terms of Use and defy the spirit of the WisconsinEye mission to promote civil dialogue.”
“One of the ads asserts Hovde as saying that “farmers don’t work hard.” Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and campaign watchdog, declared the ad was misleading and the claim untrue, stating: “No. Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde did not say in a 2012 interview that farmers don’t work hard.”“
