Politics & Government
Accusations Fly Between Walsh, Duckworth
With the election just four days away, Congressman Joe Walsh and his opponent Tammy Duckworth are doing all they can to discredit each other.
With the November 6 election just days away, the barbs between incumbent Congressman Joe Walsh and his opponent Tammy Duckworth appear to be at a fever pitch.
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Duckworth has pointed the finger as well.
In a press release from her campaign office Thursday, Duckworth criticized Walsh for his alleged association with the group Now or Never, for spending $1 million against her campaign.
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She referred the group as a "Super PAC completely funded by the far-right wing organization Americans for Limited Government," according to the release.
Walsh came back by stating that Duckwoth recently benefitted form a $2.4 million attack ad purchased by a House Majority PAC, stating through a press release from Walsh for Congress, "Tammy Duckworth has spent much of her campaign grandstanding against Super PACs......her own contributors are bankrolling the very same Super PAC."
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