YouTube Attack Ad Dogs Huckabee Campaign

A new attack ad accusing Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee of freeing a rapist who then committed murder resembles any of the professionally produced negative TV spots shot by political ad agencies for decades. But the emotional 58-second video doesn’t advocate for any particular candidate, and it hasn’t aired as a paid advertisement on any television network. Instead, it made its debut on YouTube on Thursday, where it’s chalked up more than 20,000 views, and risen to become the seventh most watched clip in YouTube’s news and politics section.