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Update, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday: Mayor Mike Duggan's Chief of Staff, Alexis Wiley, issues this statement in response to the latest ad by his ballot rival:
The fact is under Mayor Duggan's leadership nearly 20,000 more Detroiters are working compared to four years ago, Detroit's unemployment rate reached a 17 year low and the poverty rate has dropped to its lowest level since before the crash of 2008.
Once again, we see that all Coleman Young has to offer Detroiters is negative attacks and no plan.
Original post, Wednesday afternoon:
State Sen. Coleman A. Young II, an underdog in the race for mayor, releases his second campaign commercial -- again attacking incumbent Mike Duggan.
"Cries for help from Detroiters who feel trapped in crime ridden neighborhoods has fallen on deaf ears in city hall," a narrator says in the 30-second spot.
The ad goes on to say how Young has ridden the buses and walked the streets in tough neighborhoods to see first hand the issues. The voiceover says:
Meanwhile, Mike Duggan has remained silent. Why is Mike Duggan afraid to address crime and poverty in Detroit?
On Nov. 7, elect a real Detroiter for Mayor, Colemand A. Young II.
Young squares off with Duggan Wednesday at 8 p.m. in their only debate, airing on WDIV and Detroit Public TV.
