Conservative Optimism

Written by David Frum on Friday January 29, 2010

America's Future has produced a new ad slamming Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson for extracting $100 million in additional federal Medicaid funds for his state. The ad drives the point relentlessly home: No other senator got such a good deal for his state! And it lasts forever! And this is supposed to make Nebraskans LESS likely to re-elect Nelson?

America's Future has produced a new ad slamming Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson for extracting $100 million in additional federal Medicaid funds for his state.  The ad drives the point relentlessly home: No other senator got such a good deal for his state! And it lasts forever! And this is supposed to make Nebraskans LESS likely to re-elect Nelson?

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