Dan Gelber Campaign Hits Back at Dem AG Rival Dave Aronberg

With Sen. Dave Aronberg of Greenacres running a television ad attacking Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach, his rival for the Democratic nomination for attorney general, the Gelber campaign returned fire on Thursday morning.

Aronberg quotes the Tampa Tribune as saying Gelber is tainted,' said Christian Ulvert, Gelbers campaign manager.Ironically, the Tribune rejected Aronbergs claim in its endorsement of Gelber who it found to be the superior candidate. Of the five newspapers that have endorsed Gelber (no paper has yet endorsed Aronberg), each one has rejected Aronbergs claim, and some criticizing him for conduct unbecoming of a candidate for attorney general.'

Aronberg calls Gelber a Miami lawyer in his ad, continued Ulvert. This is both unseemly and ironic considering that Aronberg was himself a Miami lawyer. Dave Aronberg should end his outrageous and false attacks on Dan Gelber. Newspapers across the state have overwhelmingly said Dave Aronberg is engaging in a manufactured campaign that is simply dishonest. Maybe Dave Aronberg is focusing on falsehoods and a mudslinging campaign to cover up his anti-consumer record and his continued support for property insurance and telephone rate increases that hurt everyday Floridians and working families. Dave Aronberg is lying to Floridians through his television commercials and insulting the legal profession with his Miami lawyer remark against Dan Gelber.