Political ad stays on air despite Schaefer protest

Gov. Robert Ehrlich?s re-election campaign continues to run a television ad quoting Democratic Comptroller William Donald Schaefer, despite Schaefer?s request Thursday that the commercial be pulled.

The ad touting Ehrlich?s leadership begins by saying: “Some say he faced the most difficult task of any governor in his lifetime. Gov. Ehrlich rose to the challenge.” In the onscreen image, the words “most difficult task of any governor” are attributed to Schaefer, a former two-term governor, with a Baltimore Sun logo superimposed, implying they were quoted in that newspaper.