Republican's new nemesis - Republicans!

The Wisconsin Builders have launched a radio campaign touting their candidate John Murtha, running in the 29th Assembly District. In the ad, they say, "John Murtha will bring real common sense values and small business know how to the not so real State Assembly".

That's funny. The Wisconsin Builders have been big supporters for the Republican leaders in the Assembly. In the past year, they have made the following contributions.

Wisconsin Builders
Friends of Scott Gunderson $500.00
Sheryl Albers for Assembly $100.00
Citizens for LeMahieu $500.00
Citizens for Gundrum $500.00
Friends of Steven Wieckert $500.00
Friends of Kitty Rhoades $500.00
Friends of Scott Suder $500.00
Citizens for Lothian $500.00
Friends of Mark Pettis $500.00
Friends of Terry Moulton $500.00
Friends of Lee Nerison $500.00
Krawczyk for Assembly $500.00
Friends of John Townsend $500.00

Is the environment so bad for Republicans and their allies this year that they have to run against themselves?

Or are the local Republicans taking cues from Fox News? Fox News yesterday ran a photo of former Republican Rep. Mark Foley with notation below his picture that said he was a Democrat from Florida. So after the talking heads couldn't convince people that the Foley scandal was caused by Democrats holding the information back, they simply decided to try to make Foley a Democrat.

Maybe local Republican groups have decided that since they can't defend the Republican record, it might just be easier to make people think that the Democrats have been in charge this year.

Good luck with that.

UPDATE: Assembly Republicans are running against themselves all over the state. I just saw a piece of campaign lit from the Republican candidate in the 37th Assembly District with a title proclaiming he is running to reform the way Madison does business. Pretty funny since the candidate, Greg Gasper, is a former staffer to the group currently running the legislature.