Renzi attacks Aubertine with help of controversial ad man

The Albany Times-Union is reporting this morning that Republican challenger David Renzi is going negative in a new TV ad aimed at Democratic incumbent, state Senator Darrel Aubertine.

What makes this blog-worthy is that Renzi — and New York’s GOP generally — is making use of the talents of Scott Howell.

Howell is the political advertising guru who created the controversial and racially charged ad that helped defeat Tennessee Senate candidate Harold Ford, a Democrat and an African American.

Here’s a link to Renzi’s new ad, which features a chorus of children “thanking” Aubertine for his votes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRCDXFSYVv8

Note the bit where the ad suggests that Aubertine has favored New York City over his own district?

I’ve blogged about that small town-vs.-the-big-city Republican strategy in an earlier post.