Balukoff’s Latest Commercial

Writing on his campaign Web site about his new TV commercial (above), Democrat A.J. Balukoff said: “Idahoans learned through a news story yesterday that Gov. Butch Otter’s top staff were directly involved in negotiating the sweetheart deal that absolved a major Otter campaign donor of civil damages in a case that could cost taxpayers millions of dollars: That was the mismanagement and probable defrauding of the state by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) when it managed the state prison south of Boise. Over roughly the same period of time, CCA gave $20,000 to Gov. Otter’s campaign.

Question: Is this commercial effective?