October 10, 2008-Bismarck Tribune
10-10-2008: news-local
Hamm responds to ad
By BRIAN DUGGAN
Bismarck TribuneThe race for insurance commissioner got heated on Thursday when the Democratic-NPL party released an ad criticizing GOP candidate Adam Hamm for a public service announcement that ran in August.
The ad, which was produced by the Washington-based Squier, Knapp and Dunn, addresses the controversy surrounding Hamm’s August PSA on prescription drugs.
“Can North Dakota trust Adam Hamm?” the advertisement asks. “Hamm took taxpayer money meant to help seniors with their prescription drugs and spent $30,000 on ads helping his campaign.”
The ad goes on to cite a Fargo Forum editorial critical of Hamm’s PSA.
In a Thursday press statement, Hamm called it, “one of the nastiest political ads North Dakota elections have ever seen.”
“The claims in the ad are blatantly false,” he said in his press statement.
Hamm said his opponent Jasper Schneider is funneling out-of-state money to fund the negative ad.
Democratic-NPL executive director Jamie Selzler said the Schneider campaign did not fund it.