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Attack Ads in L.A. Mayor's Race Heat Up

Saturday, May 14, 2005 6:28:32 PM
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD

 Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn, left, and Democratic challenger, Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa, shake hands following a debate at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, April 17, 2005. Four years ago Hahn surged past front-runner Villaraigosa in the campaign's final weeks with a tough-on-crime message that depicted his rival as a Tony Soprano-in-training. Now in a rematch, Villaraigosa appears stronger than in 2001, with Hahn tainted by ongoing corruption probes at City Hall. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) - In the final days before the election, the attack ads have come on strong. The mayor is dogged by a corruption scandal. His challenger is accused of coddling child abusers and hobnobbing with a crack dealer.

The ads being broadcast by Mayor James Hahn and challenger Antonio Villaraigosa depict a world so corrupt it's hard to figure out where one scandal starts and another ends.

"An average voter is being told that the best they can hope for is the lesser of two very great evils," said media consultant Dan Schnur, who has no ties to either campaign.


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