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October 18, 2010

China Demonized in Dozens of US Campaign Ads
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The news comes as dozens of Democratic and Republican candidates have
publicly demonized China ahead of the midterm election. According to the
New York Times, at least twenty-nine candidates have unveiled
advertisements suggesting that their opponents have been too sympathetic
to China. The National Republican Congressional Committee is running
this ad in Indiana.

RNCC Ad: "Is Baron Hill running for Congress in Indiana or China? Baron
Hill supported the $800 billion failed stimulus package that created
renewable energy jobs in China. His big spending programs will force us
to keep borrowing money from, you guessed it, China. So Hill’s creating
massive new debt here, while he created renewable new energy jobs over
there. Baron Hill, for Indiana or China? We fired him once. The National
Republican Congressional Committee is responsible for the content of
this advertising."