Rep. Dan Maffei is out with a
new ad hitting back at attacks by Republican John Katko that Maffei has abandoned his Syracuse district because
his baby was born in the wrong place. In the ad, Maffei says:
I'm all for a lively debate about the issues. But what's not up for debate? My family.
I'm proud of my wife and her work in international humanitarian relief, and we couldn't be prouder of our newborn daughter.
I grew up in central New York. It's who I am, and it's who I'll always be. And it's why I won't stand for John Katko's personal attacks on my family. I'm Dan Maffei, and I approve this message, because I'll always stand up for middle-class families.
So basically, Katko's attack has allowed Maffei to showcase his international humanitarian relief-working wife and baby daughter while being very masculine protector and taking the moral high ground over the fact that they were used in an attack. Not to mention that the original attack had more than a whiff of desperation to it. Smooth all around.
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We're in the final push to the election, which means we may be seeing more desperate attacks like this. Democrats just need to keep our heads in the game and work to get out the vote.