Democratic comptroller candidate Mike Collier lets us in on a little secret in a TV ad released today: He doesn’t know his way around a farm.
The ad, which will air in Houston and Dallas media markets beginning Oct. 17, shows Collier’s feeble attempts at riding a tractor and spraying a hose.
He wants to make the point to viewers that he’s an accountant running for the job of chief financial officer, not a farmer like his Republican opponent Sen. Glenn Hegar.
“People have asked if I would make a good farmer. Well, I’m not a farmer, my opponent is,” he says in the ad.
“I’m a CPA with 25 years experience forecasting revenues and two decades of rigorous financial analysis. So if you need a farmer, hire Glenn Hegar. But when you’re electing comptroller, hire the accountant.”
Last month, Hegar, a rice farmer from Katy, released a web ad that features him performing (more successfully) many of the same tasks that Collier mocks in his recent ad.
“I grew up in the farming business and if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s that work never stops, so you might as well embrace it,” Hegar says in the ad.
Hegar has not aired any TV ads since the GOP primary where he faced three Republican opponents. The Democrat, running as the underdog in a Republican-dominated state, has spent more than $350,000 on video advertising in the last three months, according to new finance reports. That doesn’t include the cost of airing the most recent ad in Dallas and Houston, his campaign said.
Early voting begins Oct. 20 and runs through Oct. 31. The election is Nov. 4.
Transcript: I’m Mike Collier, people have asked if I would make a good farmer. Well, I’m not a farmer; my opponent is. I’m a CPA with 25 years experience forecasting revenues and two decades of rigorous financial analysis. So if you need a farmer, hire Glenn Hegar. But when you’re electing comptroller, hire the accountant.
Guys, come here. [Motions to cows] Let’s talk about the numbers, the numbers. Hey guys! Nobody wants to talk about the numbers.