Sen Tammy Baldwin hits back at GOP opponent's Clinton comparison: 'Actually called you deplorable'

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., is responding to her opponent, Republican businessman Eric Hovde, aft he compared her comments connected erstwhile President Trump voters to those of erstwhile Democratic statesmanlike nominee Hillary Clinton. 

"Do you cognize who really called you deplorable? This guy, Eric Hovde," a caller integer advertisement from Baldwin's run said.

The advertisement featured Hovde's ain remarks from an question and reply connected "The Jerry Bader Show" successful 2016.

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Baldwin responded pinch her ain advertisement aft Hovde's run likened her comments to those of Hillary Clinton. (Reuters)

The now-Republican campaigner utilized the connection "deplorable" to picture nan level of civic knowledge among mean Americans, pinch galore not knowing nan twelvemonth of nan country's founding aliases who nan vice president is. 

"Most of nan country, sadly, doesn’t cognize what nan heck is going on," he said astatine nan time. "They can’t moreover show you erstwhile our state was founded, who nan vice president [sic], really galore senators location are. It’s conscionable deplorable really debased group are keeping themselves informed."

Hovde added, "I for illustration to say, sadly, pinch females, they walk excessively overmuch clip pinch what’s going connected successful Hollywood. And pinch males, they engross themselves excessively overmuch pinch sports. And now it’s not conscionable sports, it’s imagination sports."

The caller Baldwin advertisement criticized nan past remarks, asking, "Too overmuch sports?"

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Hovde and Baldwin are facing disconnected for a competitory Wisconsin Senate seat.  (Reuters)

"Eric Hovde really doesn't cognize Wisconsin. Too overmuch clip successful California," it continued. 

Baldwin's latest advertisement is portion of a multi-million dollar advertizing campaign.

Hovde's run did not supply remark to Fox News Digital successful clip for publication.

The advertisement comes aft Hovde's run unveiled its ain spot connected tv this week, putting Baldwin's past comments connected Trump voters broadside by broadside pinch Clinton's infamous "basket of deplorables" remark, which was credited by galore for securing her predetermination nonaccomplishment to Trump successful 2016. 

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Hovde compared Baldwin's remark to that of Hillary Clinton's, calling Trump voters ‘deplorables.’ (Reuters)

"Donald Trump mightiness beryllium 1 of nan astir offensive, hateful and unacceptable statesmanlike candidates we've ever had. So what does that opportunity astir nan group who support him?" Baldwin said successful nan ad, which was from a 2016 reside she made. 

Baldwin has tried to entreaty to Republicans and Trump supporters during her existent campaign, featuring nan erstwhile president successful her ads passim immoderate of nan cycle. 

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Election Day is little than 2 weeks away. (Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

Wisconsin is simply a statesmanlike battleground authorities and considered a flip up successful nan election. As split-ticket voting becomes progressively rare, it's apt that nan statement that wins nan presidency besides wins nan Senate races successful respective cardinal states, including Wisconsin. 

Baldwin hit Hovde by conscionable 1 constituent successful a caller Quinnipiac University poll, 49% to 48%. 

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The canvass was conducted betwixt Oct. 18 and 21 and interviewed 1,108 apt voters successful Wisconsin. The separator of correction was +/- 2.9 percent points.

The title is considered a "Toss Up" by apical governmental handicapper nan Cook Political Report. 

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