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527 airs first attack ad against Alex Sink

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Jax Online: One of the hottest issues emerging in the statewide races coming up in 2010 appears to be travel on state aircraft. Florida Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp was the first to come under fire for what some deemed as “excessive” travel on state aircraft on the taxpayers dime. Kottkamp, a rumored candidate for Attorney General, has moved to put the accusations to rest by reimbursing the state and hiring a well-respected legal team to assist in fighting ethics complaints.

The issue has not stopped with Kottkamp; however. Attorney General Bill McCollum and CFO Alex Sink are now both facing ethics complaints over their own use of state aircraft. Today, the first attack ad of the political cycle emerged with a YouTube video targeted at Sink. The ad was produced by the 527 group “Don’t Bank on Sink,” which is headed up by Gainesville businessman Jay Navarrete. The ad appears below:

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