GOP Candidate Tars Foe for Clinton Ties

In what is believed to be a first, an incumbent Republican House candidate has run a campaign ad that attempts to link her Democratic opponent to President Clinton’s legal problems. Helen Chenoweth, who represents Idaho’s 1st District, is facing Democrat Dan Williams, whom she defeated by less than 6,500 votes two years ago. In one of the commercials, Chenoweth, a two-term lawmaker from Boise, accuses Clinton of damaging the presidency. Speaking directly into the camera, Chenoweth finishes by asking, “Where do you stand, Dan?” Chenoweth says: “Bill Clinton’s behavior has severely rocked this nation and damaged the office of the president. I believe that personal conduct and integrity does matter.”