This May Be The Most Atrocious Political Ad Of 2014 (Click here to read more)
By Ian Millhiser April 22, 2014 at 9:05 am Updated: April 22, 2014 at 9:12 am.
If you want to run for office some day, you better not believe that everyone is entitled to legal counsel before the government locks them away. Or, at least, that's the message sent by a new Republican Governors Association ad targeting Vincent Sheheen, a former prosecutor who now represents civil and criminal clients in private practice. Sheheen is a Democratic candidate for governor against incumbent Nikki Haley (R-SC).
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The RGA's ad attacks Sheheen for "defend[ing] violent criminals" and ends with the tagline "Vincent Sheheen protects criminals not South Carolina." Watch it:
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The implication of this ad is that Sheheen is somehow unfit for public office because he once provided legal counsel to people accused of crimes. Indeed, the ad lists several serious crimes, including sex offenses and child abuse, that Sheheen's clients were accused of committing. It is likely that many of these clients are very, very bad people.
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