Democracy for America

With exactly four weeks left until the general election on Nov. 4, new ads from the gubernatorial candidates have hit the internet and the airwaves with a focus on everything from Wall Street and the national economic downturn to Vermont Yankee and the decommissioning fund.

The campaign team for Democratic House Speaker Gaye Symington unveiled a new attack ad Tuesday, criticizing Republican incumbent Gov. Jim Douglas for vetoing a decommissioning fund for Vermont Yankee and opposing increased independent oversight.

Douglas countered the attacks and released his campaign released a new ad on Monday, targeting concerns about the national economy and the financial woes of Vermonters.

"Wall Street and Washington have lost our trust," Douglas said in his ad. "That's why I'm fighting for changer here in Vermont."

Just days after Democratic gubernatorial candidate and House Speaker Gaye Symington clinched Democracy for America's endorsement, the progressive "political action community" launched a scathing commercial ad aimed at incumbent Gov. Jim Douglas (R-Middlebury).

The thirty-second clip focuses on Douglas' Vermont Yankee policies and the growing concern about the safety of the state's nuclear reactor facility. The ad targets Douglas for vetoing a state bill that would create a decommissioning fund for Vermont Yankee, and alleges that the governor opposed independent inspection of the site.