Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Earlier today, I labelled today's Globe story on the connection between Deval Patrick and convicted rapist Benjamin LaGuer Kerry Healey's October surprise.

I was wrong. That would be the attack ad Healey unveiled today, which hammers Patrick for working to get a Florida cop killer off death row during his years as an NAACP Legal Defense Fund attorney. (Although the story and ad make a nice two-fer, don't you think?)

Anyway, the ad strikes me as both rough and effective. Here it is for your perusal. (I'll link to the Patrick camp's response as soon as it's posted on line; the statement from Patrick communications director Richard Chacon hits Healey's own public-safety record but doesn't dispute the ad's substance.)

This afternoon, NECN's Jim Braude and I agreed that the ad spells big trouble for Patrick. 24 hours from now, we should all have a better sense of whether this is actually the case.

In the meantime, since crime is suddenly front and center in the governor's race, let me recommend my colleague David Bernstein's deeply skeptical assessment of Healey's criminology background. (Note: we put the shirt on the LG, but that's really her head. Honest.)

10/4/2006 9:18:48 PM by Adam Reilly | Comments [1] |