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Ads Infinitum: Back to Basics on Insurance

Back to Basics PAC went on television today with a new ad attacking Gov. Rick Perry for allowing home insurance rates to skyrocket.

by Reeve Hamilton

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Back to Basics Political Action Committee, the group funded by Democratic trial lawyer Steve Mostyn, went on television today with a new ad attacking Gov. Rick Perry for allowing home insurance rates to skyrocket.

The 40-second spot makes the case that Texas insurance rates are 75 percent higher than other states and lays the blame at Perry's feet.

Here's the ad:

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