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After enduring a slew of attacks from his GOP gubernatorial primary opponent, state Treasurer Sarah Steelman, on everything from fiscal responsibility to Viagra (subscription), Rep. Kenny Hulshof went up with a response ad over the weekend. In "Truth" (subscription), Hulshof contends that Steelman has distorted the facts of his voting record to portray him as a "far-out left-winger."

"It's clear Sarah Steelman doesn't have any ideas or visions to present, so she's been trying desperately to take this campaign into the mud," said Hulshof spokesman Scott Baker. "The nature of our response is to just have Kenny on screen looking into the camera saying that he's going to do everything he can to elevate the discussion and talk about Missouri's future."

After asserting his conservative credentials, Hulshof concludes the ad by saying, "Sarah can spend all the money she wants on phony attack ads. I'll spend my time talking about Missouri's future."

Baker said Steelman has been criticized by members of the Missouri delegation for her attacks on Hulshof. Another ad released last week by a new 527 group calling on Steelman to stop the attacks reiterates how low the Steelman campaign has stooped in the campaign, Baker said. Responding to the accusation that the group behind the ad, Americans For A Better America, is somehow tied to the Hulshof campaign, Baker brushed it off as "nonsense."