Day two of Gary Younge and Dan Chung's films from the US midterm election campaigns. The two are in Wheaton, Illinois, where Tammy Duckworth, a war veteran who lost both legs in Iraq, is Democratic candidate for the House. Republicans have attempted to shift the contest on to new ground, using attack ads to portray Ms Duckworth as soft on illegal immigration - a campaign that provoked a similar response. But what effect do the negative campaigns have on the voters?
Saturday, April 26, 2008
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