Anti-Pomeroy ad suggests ND voters call NH

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A television ad that opposes health care legislation in Congress is urging viewers to call North Dakota Rep. Earl Pomeroy — at a telephone number in New Hampshire.

The ad is sponsored by a Washington group called the League of American Voters. It says supporters of the health care measure "want Pomeroy as a deciding vote in a last-minute deal."

The ad shows a photo of Pomeroy. Underneath it is a phone number for the Manchester office of New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter.

A League of American Voters spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.

North Dakota Democratic chairman Mark Schneider says a group shouldn't be giving health care advice if it can't tell the difference between North Dakota and New Hampshire.

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