When 27 points is not enough

So you are a incumbent Republican Senator and you are leading your opponent by 27 points in the poll. What do you do? Release an attack ad saying your opponent is weak on terror, of course! It must be something in their blood:

Despite enjoying a huge lead in the polls and fund raising, U.S. Sen. George Voinovich has launched a negative ad against his opponent, State Sen. Eric Fingerhut.

Fingerhut accused Voinovich of "gutter politics" by airing a campaign commercial that portrays Fingerhut as soft on defense.

The vote occurred 10 years ago and was an attempt to help curb federal spending, he said. CIA chief Porter Goss and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge - both members of Congress at the time - voted the same way, according to records provided by Fingerhut.

"The people who are now in charge of our homeland security voted with me," Fingerhut said. "This is the history of George Voinovich. When he finds himself in a race with a contender, he resorts to gutter politics." Fingerhut's comment was a reference to Voinovich's 1988 campaign that accused U.S. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum of being soft on child pornography. The ad backfired.

Typically campaigns release ads like this when they see the race is tightening, so maybe Eric Fingerhut closed the gap in Republican internal polls. If you want to help make it even tighter, consider helping Eric Fingerhut fight the good fight by helping his campaign.