McMahan Goes Negative In First Commercials

State Auditor & Inspector Jeff McMahan has gone negative in his first campaign commercials in the Tulsa market, making claims about Republican nominee Gary Jones.

McMahan also has someone building an anti-Jones website. That McMahan opened his advertising with an attack on his challenger is an indication to some that McMahan knows he faces a stiff challenge from Jones, whom he narrowly defeated four years ago in their first matchup. Four years ago, Jones beat McMahan by 30,000 votes in Tulsa County.

The negative attack on Jones apparently began in Tulsa today, with claims that Jones has been a poor businessman. In Oklahoma City, McMahan began airing a positive spot that shows him shooting a shotgun, ostensibly shooting down "fraud."

Jones, we're told, will begin his television commercial ad campaign on Saturday.

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