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Local Democrats attack Heiner on bridges project

The Jefferson County Democratic Party has released an advertisement via YouTube against Republican mayoral candidate Hal Heiner, which alleges he has a financial stake in pushing for the construction of the East End bridge. The 39-second attack ad says Heiner, who represents the 19th District on the Metro Council, owns a business park in southern [...]

GOP ad calls out Conway flip-flop on Bush tax cuts

With the general election less than four weeks away, the National Republican Senatorial Committee has unveiled an ad against Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Jack Conway that accuses the state’s attorney general of waffling on extending tax cuts enacted under former President George W. Bush: And the thing is — the ad is pretty much spot [...]

New King mailer hits Fischer on tolls

After airing a set of television advertisements and a mailer attacking his opponent, Democratic mayoral candidate and Metro Councilman Jim King, D-10, continues to slam businessman Greg Fischer, this time for supporting tolls to pay for the $4.1 billion Ohio River Bridges Project. The second mailer: Earlier this week, LEO reported that among Louisville’s mayoral [...]

King mailer slams Fischer

Following a set of television advertisements attacking his opponent, Democratic mayoral candidate and Metro Councilman Jim King, D-10, continues to call out businessman Greg Fischer, this time in a mailer that ties the Democratic front-runner to former Republican Congresswoman Anne Northup. Check it out: When the first television attack ad was released, Fischer told the [...]

New King ad says Fischer ‘not ready to lead’

With the primary election a week away Democratic mayoral candidate and Metro Councilman Jim King, D-10, has turned up the heat and launched another attack ad slamming businessman Greg Fischer. The 30-second commercial says Fischer supports tolling the existing downtown bridges, will spend millions on a new bureaucracy and that the candidate lacks basic knowledge [...]

Thieneman ad attacks Heiner

Hoping to close the 17-point gap in the recent mayoral poll, the latest television advertisement from Republican candidate Chris Thieneman goes after Metro Councilman Hal Heiner, R-19, over job attraction. Check it out: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RguRrbqnlLs[/youtube] With the May 18 primary approaching, Thieneman is expected to turn up the heat in the GOP mayoral primary. For the [...]

Fischer ad responds to King attack

Democratic mayoral candidate Greg Fischer has released a new television advertisement in response to a recent attack launched by his primary opponent, Metro Councilman Jim King, D-10, that accused the front-runner of misleading the public about a business award and not putting Louisville first. Check it out: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAwxH1tScsw[/youtube] “My dad used to say there are [...]

King ad attacks Fischer

The latest television advertisement from Democratic mayoral candidate and Metro Councilman Jim King, D-10, is the first attack ad of the race and it slams businessman Greg Fischer. The 30-second commercial claims that the Democratic frontrunner backs Republican candidates, mislead the public about a business award and made business deals that didn’t put Louisville’s interests [...]

Armstrong appears in Fischer TV ad

Beginning this week, Democratic mayoral candidate Greg Fischer will release his latest campaign commercial, which features former Louisville Mayor Dave Armstrong, who served in the position before city and county governments merged in 2003. Last month, Armstrong, who serves as Kentucky Public Service Commission chairman, endorsed Fischer for mayor and outlines why he’s supporting the [...]

Thieneman talks transparency in new ad

The fallout from the Kentucky Auditor Crit Luallen’s examination of Metro government continues to spill into the 2010 mayoral campaign. Citing his activism over the city’s controversial $950,000 loan agreement with The Cordish Cos., which the state auditor criticized, Republican mayoral candidate Chris Thieneman has put out a new campaign advertisement trumpeting the virtues of [...]