Barnes launches first general election salvo

ATLANTA - Democrat Roy Barnes is launching a preemptive strike in Georgia's race for goveror, unleashing his first campaign ad of the general election even as voters are at the ballot box selecting the Republican who will face him in November.

The ad a broadside against the state's ruling GOP begins airing Tuesday around the state. The TV spot asks if Georgians want to continue with the ``the same team that gave us ethics violations, teacher furloughs, tax breaks to special interests, homes foreclosed and misplaced priorities.'' It casts the coming general election as a choice between ``competent experience or more of the same.''

The ad will air in Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, Columbus, Savannah and Albany.
Voters in Tuesday's runoff are choosing between former Secretary of State Karen Handel and ex-U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal as the GOP nominee for governor.

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