Article: Think Udall - Schaffer ads can get uglier? Just wait . . .(News)

Byline: Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News

It's only August and already the airwaves are filled with attack ads that blast Republican Bob Schaffer and Democrat Mark Udall.

But wait! There's more!

A new ad in the U.S. Senate race that debuted Monday criticizes Udall for missing the initial adjournment vote in Congress last month.

A commercial that will be unveiled this week blasts Schaffer's record on the war in Iraq.

Udall is taking most of the hits right now, on topics ranging from labor unions to high gas prices. And that's just fine, Schaffer's campaign manager, Dick Wadhams, says.

"They're all good ads. They're a fair and objective portrayal of the ...

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