It pays to know about who is working against you, but it's sometimes you should do your homework on your own supporters and facts before you put them in the public spotlight.

The Democratic candidate went on the attack in the New Mexico Governor's race, featuring a teacher who praised the candidate's record. It turned out the teacher might've had another reason for being in the ad: the Republican in the race was the prosecutor who put her husband behind bars for 23 years for kidnapping.

Not surprisingly, Susana Martinez, the GOP candidate went after the ad, framing it as part of an ongoing effort by her opponent to deceive voters.  While Martinze was pulling ahead in the polling before, we suspect she'll make even more progress with this rebuttal ad that went on the air: