Michigan GOP releases ad bashing Detroit.

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LB Patterson requests it to be removed from the airwaves. GOP refuses:

Matt Frendeway, Michigan Republican Party spokesman, said the party does not consult with candidates before running ads and feels strongly the ad should continue its run on cable TV.

"It's factual and we think it's an important message to convey to voters — that you have Oakland County, where things are going well under Republican leadership," Frendeway said.


As for objections from candidates being promoted in ads, "We respect that and appreciate their thoughts, and at the end of the day we remain independent, and we will continue to be," Frendeway said.


The 34-second TV piece says Detroit is "a place known for outrageous spending and crushing debt, for blight and decay, corruption and incompetence. That's hard on business and terrible for jobs."


It shows multiple images of decrepit buildings around the city and footage of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick being escorted out of police cars and courtrooms during his criminal trials.


Then it dovetails into the merits of Oakland County and its AAA bond rating, saying: "We do things differently … we are open for business and always creating jobs."

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...#ixzz28qGSCHal