61.   In what his staff touted as the first television commercial of the general election, he began running an attack ad masquerading as an issue spot.

62.   In virtually every poll on the subject, people report that attack ads leave a bad taste in their mouths and sour them on politics.

63.   In the last few years, independent advocacy groups have cropped up to to sponsor televised political attack ads that are not connected with any candidate or party.

64.   Independent groups like the National Right to Life Committee, which would have to limit fund-raising for its attack ads, also cite First Amendment concerns.

65.   Instead they went to well-rehearsed responses that more times than not ended with a jab at their opponent, often pulling language directly from their attack ads.

66.   It was supposed to be filled with vicious attack ads, ugly slurs and deliberately circulated innuendoes.

67.   It was the attack ad that bit back.

68.   It was the classic example of over-reliance on attack ads, according to Molinari.

69.   It would also establish exacting disclosure requirements and apply fund-raising limits to independent groups running attack ads on television.