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Ads Infinitum: Chet Edwards' "Back"

A new ad from Waco's Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards went up on television today.

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A new ad from Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, went up on television today. 

Entitled "Back," it questions the trustworthiness of his opponent, Bill Flores. It highlights a claim made Flores that he had voted for fellow Republican Rob Curnock in a previous election. The Edwards camp has pointed out, and had confirmed by PolitiFact Texas, that Flores has no history of voting in the district.

Edwards is the second CD-17 candidate to advertise on television this week. Flores took to the airwaves on Wednesday

Here's Edwards' ad:

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