Alger says the only item Freeman truly takes a stand on is smaller class sizes. Frankly, it's a series of very generic value statements that it's hard to find anybody who disagrees with him - dealing with violence in the schools, and we need to teach discipline and values. Frankly, this tells me nothing. Freeman's strategy has been to campaign not against his primary opponents, but against Republican Norm Coleman. But that's about the only attack to be found in the television ads running so far.
Radio spots are another story.
The latest negative ads are sponsored by the Minnesota Republican Party - in response to an earlier DFL ad criticizing Republicans on health care. The StarTribune says the Democrats have little evidence for their attacks. The Democratic chairman admitted they made the whole thing up. Analyst Clay Steinman says these ads present a dilemna for voters. They play with language.