The race for Louisiana governor just got dirty: In the latest attack ad targeting Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and paid for by the campaign of his Democratic opponent, Louisiana state Rep. John Bel Edwards, a narrator suggests Sen. Vitter was too busy with a prostitute to serve his country.
"The choice for governor couldn't be more clear," a narrator says. "John Bel Edwards, who answered our country's call and served as a Ranger in the 82nd Airborne Division, or David Vitter, who answered a prostitute's call minutes after he skipped a vote honoring 28 soldiers who gave their lives in defense of our freedom. David Vitter chose prostitutes over patriots. Now the choice is yours."
Sen. Vitter admitted in 2007 that he was a client of the infamous D.C. Madam's escort service after his phone number was discovered on a published list of her phone records during an investigation. He apologized, but did not step down.
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