Billy Long Breaks Campaign Promise Not to Go Negative: First to Play Politics as Usual With Unique Mud Slinging

At the Missouri Republican Assembly debate earlier this month, Billy Long promised he would not go negative. As we now know, Billy Long is the only candidate to fund and approve negative advertisements and campaign materials. Long, who claims he isn't a 'career politician' is clearly playing the role of the career politician following the advice of his career politician producing machine that runs his campaign.

Caleb Harris, who is the communications director for Jeff Wisdom's campaign, issued the following statement today, "This race has mostly been civil up until this point, but it is sad to see that so close to the election, some of the candidates have chosen the route of political business as usual. The people of the Seventh District expect and want our campaigns to be about ideas and substance, not rhetoric and spin."

It should be no surprise to the people following this race that a desperate Billy Long broke his promise not to go negative in this campaign against following republicans. Billy Long's campaign has never been about ideas, is short on substance, and his rhetoric has continuously contradicted his past actions. Obviously, looking at the Joplin Globe, it's not hard to see the spin coming out of the Long campaign. To further Mr. Harris' comment, Billy Long, the man who claims not to be the politician in this race, is playing politics as usual by instigating the frivolous attacks against Senator Gary Nodler and Senator Jack Goodman.

Never in the 30 years I have been interested in politics (following the election of my personal hero Ronald Reagan) have I seen a candidate attack two opponents who are not on the same ticket in one attack with the same lies. Consider that before you make the case Billy Long is above politics and has your best intent in mind to represent you. He clearly will become a divisive force in the Republican party, and this is the warning shot. You have been warned.