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NARR I: Democratic Congressmen Harold Ford Jr., was neck-in-neck with former Chattanooga mayor Bob Corker, when Republicans unleashed this year's most controversial and negative campaign ad. Ford is African-American. The ad featured an attractive, white woman wearing an off-the-shoulder dress.
A/X I: Blonde woman: I MET HAROLD AT A PLAYBOY PARTY
Disclaimer: THIS AD IS ….REPUBLICAN COMMITEE
Blonde woman: HEY HAROLD! CALL ME.
NARR II: Ford was quick to condemn the ad and his opponent.
A/X II: Ford: His campaign has come up short on ideas, short on integrity with these new ads…and short on vision.
NARR III: Ford's vision is relatively conservative for a Democrat. He's for prayer in school, he's tough on immigration and against gay marriage.
A/X III: I've never supported gay marriage….Its unconscious able to think of giving schoolgirls abortion pills…but again this election is about change.
NARR IV: This election is critical to the Democrats who have flooded the state with money and support, as Bob Corker frequently points out.
AX IV: I realize that simultaneously Congressman Ford received a check for $900,000 and it's evident that my opponent and the Ford political machine has sold out now to these northeastern liberals—obviously my opponent is desperate.
NARR V: Corker has run on a platform of supporting the troops in Iraq and lowering the cost of healthcare. He has also benefited from the support of his party. it's estimated he spent over 14 million dollars on this race, compared to Ford's 10 million.
NARR VI: A month ago it looked as if Ford might be the first African-American to be elected from the south since Reconstruction. The lastest polls show Corker slightly in the lead. WHOEVER WINS, the outcome may well determine which party controls the Senate. Gabrielle Worman, Columbia Radio News.