The former two-term governor is irked over the claim that he was a free-spending chief executive who left the state with a $1 billion budget shortfall. King tells The Associated Press, "It's an easy potshot and it's wrong."
He says the ad refers not to a budget deficit but to a theoretical budget gap that's common before the governor and Legislature set priorities. King says the ad overlooks his success in cutting taxes, ending budget gimmicks, investing in infrastructure and bolstering the rainy day fund.
The U.S. Chamber has endorsed Republican Charlie Summers in the race to fill Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe's soon-to-be-empty seat.
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