When Ads Attack

The Hidalgo county judge race turns uglier, with challenger J.D. Salinas invoking the Mission chemical plant lawsuits to score points against incumbent Ramon Garcia.

The Salinas commercial says Garcia pocketed 75 percent of the settlement, and "that doesn't leave much for families exposed to banned pesticides."

The plaintiffs in that lawsuit want the ad taken off the air, they tell Channel 4.

"It's very upsetting especially for people who have lost loved ones. To be used for political game, it's just not right, it's not right," says Ginger Silva.

Garcia says the commercial is nothing but lies, and points out that he took a 15 percent commission. The Mission folks say they are cool with that.

The question is, why do candidates drop close to a half-million each in campaign spending for a job that pays less than $100,000 a year?