Morley to air TV ads in 1st Senatorial District

Stepping up his long-shot campaign against Democrat Larry Farnese, Republican Jack Morley will be airing two TV commercials in the coming weeks.

It's an ambitious effort by Morley--boosted by recently improved fundraising--in an overwhelmingly Democratic district where he is a virtual unknown. The spots could air as soon as this week on the local Fox station in Philadelphia.

Farnese and Morley are running to replace retiring state Sen. Vince Fumo (D-Philadelphia), who is currently on trial for corruption, in the 1st Senatorial District. Farnese won a hotly contested Democratic primary, and is expected to sail to victory.

But Morley will continue his efforts to link Farnese to the indicted Fumo.

To that end, one of the two ads (embedded below) is slightly misleading. It claims Fumo "endorsed and financially backed" Farnese. While Fumo did voice quiet support for Farnese behind the scenes and rallied his Senate colleagues to give the Center City attorney money, he made no official endorsements or donations in the race.

"Only I represent a clean brak from the corrupt past," Morley says in one of the ads.

The other ad is more of a biographical spot. Both feature Morley speaking directly to the camera.