Spence sues Missouri Gov. Nixon for defamation over bank ad
When you've got nothing and you don't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning an election, file a lawsuit!
JEFFERSON CITY -- Republican challenger Dave Spence filed a defamation lawsuit Friday against Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon over negative campaign ads that have targeted Spences involvement with a bank.
The lawsuit, filed in Cole County Circuit Court, claims Nixon maliciously or recklessly broadcast false statements by describing Spence as a banker who used federal bailout money to buy a vacation home. The suit seeks unspecified monetary damages.
I filed this lawsuit for one simple reason, we need good people in politics, Spence said in a statement. If the standard for truthfulness in political campaigns is there is no standard, our state and country will continue to erode because good people wont run for office.
Nixon campaign manager Oren Shur defended the ad and said TV stations across the state had rejected Spences request that they stop running it.
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