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Wisconsin Republican claims campaign ad defamed him — and sues TV stations

https://www.rawstory.com/eric-hovde-offshore-ad-lawsuit/

Wisconsin Senate candidate Eric Hovde has filed a lawsuit against several local television stations for running an ad from a Democratic political action committee. He's sued all of them except one, the Fox outlet. Hovde is irate over an ad from WinSenate PAC, which he claims defamed him, WTAQ-WLUK r...

Wisconsin Republican claims campaign ad defamed him — and sues TV stations

Wisconsin Senate candidate Eric Hovde has filed a lawsuit against several local television stations for running an ad from a Democratic political action committee. He's sued all of them except one, the Fox outlet.

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... and by putting himself in contention for public office he has elevated his position in society to require actual malice for purposes of a defamation legal suit. The bar would be lower if he was not running for public office.