The above ad represents what every political observer in Georgia figured was coming: The first of many attack ads targeting Democrat Michelle Nunn using phrases gleaned from the 144-page series of memos leaked from her Senate campaign.
The ad, backed by a seven-figure buy from the conservative Ending Spending Action Fund, quotes the memo's use of the words "too liberal" and "lightweight" in addressing the nonprofit executive's potential vulnerabilities. And it highlights the Nunn campaign's concerns about a Points of Light connection to a charity that has ties to Hamas, the militant group now at war with Israel.
With that latter argument, we are entering potentially new ground. Nunn merged the charity she founded, Hands On Atlanta, with Points of Light, George H.W. Bush's organization. The ex-president's son, Neil Bush, still chairs the board. Attacks on the nonprofit by GOP nominee David Perdue's allies could be interpreted as attacks on the Bush clan, too.
Points of Light, for what it's worth, is staying out of this conflict. The group has repeatedly declined to comment.
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