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The Republican Governors Association has begun running the first negative television ad of the general election race for governor, criticizing Democrat David Ige and trying to boost Republican Duke Aiona. But two political analysts question whether the commercial will be effective.

Over ominous sounding music, the announcer starts the TV commercial by saying "Neil Abercrombie calls David Ige a good partner. Leading the way for an estimated $800 million in taxes and fees. We're now the worst state to make a living.

The TV spot tries to link Ige to the failures of the administration of fellow Democrat Neil Abercrombie, the incumbent governor who Ige beat in a primary election landslide last month.

University of Hawaii Manoa political science professor Colin Moore doubted the new commercial will be effective for one major reason.

"Trying to tie Ige to Abercrombie in voters' minds might be pretty difficult, because most of them voted for Ige precisely because they didn't agree with Abercrombie," Moore said.

John Hart, the chairman of the Communication Department at Hawaii Pacific University, agreed that trying to link Abercrombie with Ige will not be successful.

"Ige has no close relationship, Hart said.He beat the pants off the guy in the election and I don't think Hawaii is going to say the two of them are connected."

The ad said Republican Duke Aiona will strengthen the state's economy and create new jobs.

The Republican Governors Association, based in Washington, D.C., did not return Hawaii News Now's call or email to tell us how much money it will spend on these and other ads trying to boost Aiona.

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Herbert Slatery speaks about his appointment as attorney general in the Tennessee Supreme Court chamber in Nashville on Monday. Slatery previously served as Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's chief legal counsel. CLOSER LOOK AT HERBERT SLATERY III

Age: 57

Current job: Legal counsel to Republican Gov. Bill Haslam

Family: Married to Carey Slatery. The couple have two children

Education: University of Virginia, bacceloreate (1974); University of Tennessee Law School (1980)

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NASHVILLE Republican Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey may have lost at the ballot box in his efforts to defeat three Democratic Supreme Court justices, but he wound up Monday with a history-shattering consolation prize.

The five-member Supreme Court named Herbert Slatery III, Republican Gov. Bill Haslams legal counsel, as Tennessees first GOP attorney general since the end of post-Civil War Reconstruction in the state.

In doing so, the three Democratic and two Republican justices cast aside sitting Attorney General Bob Cooper, who had reapplied for another eight-year appointment, and chose Slatery, one of five Republicans who were finalists.

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Washington Is Republican Scott Brown tied with Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire? Thats what a new poll from CNN/ORC International indicates. Its got the Granite State Senate race all locked up, 48 percent to 48 percent, with the election only seven weeks away.

Understandably, thats made the Republican Party leadership pretty excited. Mr. Brown began the race as an underdog, given that he was a senator from Massachusetts and until recently remained a Massachusetts resident. Plus, hes trying to oust an incumbent. So the degree of difficulty inherent in his attempt at a political comeback is high.

The Republican National Committee issued a press release highlighting this polls results, including its finding that, in New Hampshire, President Obamas favorability ratings are a bit worse than his national average, with 38 percent of New Hampshire likely voters approving of Obamas job performance and 60 percent disapproving.

Obama Is A Drag On Shaheen In New Hampshire, reads the RNC releases title.

But heres the kicker: There are three other new polls on the New Hampshire Senate race, and their results are all over the scatter plot. None of them match CNN/ORCs findings.

Two are partisan surveys. A poll for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee conducted by Kiley & Company has Senator Shaheen ahead of Brown by 51 to 43 percent. A poll for the pro-Brown political action committee Citizens for a Strong New Hampshire has Brown ahead, 46 to 44.

Then theres Rasmussen, an independent firm that uses automated polling methods. Theyve got Shaheen in front by 48 to 42 percent.

Whats all this mean? It probably indicates that Shaheen is still in the lead. At least, thats what the big polling averagers say. The RealClearPolitics average of major surveys has Shaheen up by 3.5 percentage points, 47.3 to 43.8. The Huffington Post Pollster average has Shaheen ahead 48.1 to 42.4.

Now, its possible that CNN picked up on a movement toward Brown that Rasmussen missed for some reason. Polling for Senate races in individual states is not going to be nearly as definitive as big national surveys.

But the CNN poll also showed that Browns favorables are under water, with 46 percent of respondents rating him favorably, and 48 percent unfavorably. Shaheens ratings are more positive: 54 percent favorable, and 42 percent unfavorable.

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