Is the campaign season not negative enough for you yet?

Well, you’re in luck this Saturday morning!

A 30-second TV ad released this morning by Democratic Congressional candidate Dan Maffei highlights Republican Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle signing on to the No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion measure that’s been rebranded the “forcible rape” bill.

“For Ann Marie Buerkle, women who are drugged, or even minors who are statutorily raped would not be classified rape victims,” says the ad’s female narrator. “That’s just too extreme.”

The measure, which also counts Rep. Todd Akin (you’ve heard of him) and vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan among its co-sponsors, initially included this language on the carved out pregnancies resulting from a “foricble rape.”

The “forcible rape” language is not in the current version of the bill, but the political damage was done after it was submitted.

“This is a very important issue, and what this law attempted to do was very dangerous.” Maffei said in a statement. “In its original form, this law would mean some of the most vulnerable victims would no longer be classified rape victims. This law just went too far.”

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