Jody Wagner attacks Fall Flat

Jodi Wagner has ramped up her negative attacks on the Bill Bolling campaign. Her ads have started to focus more on her campaign's misperceptions on Bill Bolling; her accusations have started to pile up culminating with her accusations that his presence has been almost non-existent during his last term and his opposition to any bi-partisan work.

"Since taking office, Bolling has had an open invitation to the meetings of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates, on which sit appropriate Cabinet Secretaries, the House and Senate Leadership, and Virginia’s business leaders. The Committee plays a critical role in the bi-partisan process of revenue forecasting. Each year, Lt. Governor Bolling has been invited. Each year, he’s failed to show up-including the latest meeting, held yesterday in Richmond. So, if Bill Bolling is so concerned about the state’s revenue forecasts, why hasn’t he bothered to actually take part in the process?" (A statement released in a press release by the Wagner campaign)

And while this sounds pretty bad, the whole issue was blown out of proportion and the information was not provided in the appropriate context. The meetings occurred on a yearly basis and were to discuss public opinion in regards to what had happened since the last meeting. They were short and disorganized with no published information.

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