* Republican gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna has a new TV ad. Rate it…

The Pat Quinn quote used in the spot is from this Tribune story about McKenna’s earlier ad…

Quinn responded to the ad by defending his use of the phrase “missions accomplished” to describe his progress on the budget and creating jobs.

“I think the people of Illinois are a lot happier today, in November of 2009, than they were at the beginning of this year,” Quinn said.

…Adding… From the Daily Herald…

In the ads, McKenna - who headed the Illinois Republican Party for five years - maintains he is the “only outsider businessman running” in the seven-person GOP primary. Opponents have disputed McKenna’s contention that he is an outsider, and there are two other “businessmen” in the race who have never held elective office, Adam Andrzejewski of Hinsdale and Dan Proft of Chicago.

* Democratic US Senate candidate David Hoffman also has a new TV ad. I’m checking around to see how much money is behind it. Rate this one, too…

The message isn’t bad, but, man, could they have used a take where he didn’t blink his eyes so much? It’s kinda distracting to me.