‘Dumb yet widely praised ad’ by Land fails to woo women

Slate magazine’s irascible
David Weigel came up with this headline today for his blog about Terri Lynn Land:  

Dumb Yet Widely Praised Ad Fails to
Woo Women to GOP Candidate
Here is how Weigel describes the ad that earned considerable applause in the media: “A month ago, Michigan’s Republican Senate candidate, Terri Lynn Land, ran a strange TV ad that attempted to
shame Democrats out of attacking her on life and equal pay. Its 30 seconds were
mostly spent by Land sitting
around, bemusedly, as voters were given time to consider how absurd it was to
claim she could join a ‘war on women.’

Meanwhile …

Peters has big lead among
women; Land says Democratic foe bad for business

As Democrat Gary Peters
and Republican Terri Lynn Land face off this morning at a Senate campaign forum
on Mackinac, Land is pointing out Peters’ poor showing with business groups and
Peters is trumpeting his lead in two new polls, including among women voters.
Land said that Congressman Peters has a track record of supporting higher taxes
and stronger regulations and that has hurt his standing in the business
community.
The Land camp offered these examples of how often the Bloomfield Township
Democrat votes with certain groups:

NFIB: 8% (112th Congress);
National Association of
Manufacturers: 16% (112th Congress)
The Small Business &
Entrepreneurship Council: 30% (112th Congress)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce:
46% (2013); 33% (cumulative)