Senate candidate Bruce Lunsford (D-Louisville) is making use of the indictment of U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) in his campaign’s latest television advertisement. While a good deal of familiar attacks on his opponent, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville), are used in the ad, Lunsford ends the spot by trying to connect McConnell to Stevens – though not mentioning the Alaskan by name.

“Here is how it works in Washington: the politicians get millions in campaign cash, the special interests get what they want, and we get the short end of the stick,” said Lunsford in the ad. “Mitch McConnell is the master of this system.”

“It’s how big oil gets billions in tax breaks, and we get four dollars a gallon gas. It’s how Wall Street gets bailed out and people lose their homes,” Lunsford continues. “It’s how Senators get indicted and Mitch McConnell says nothing.”

The last line is seemingly a reference to Stevens – a charge further clarified by a statement released from the campaign.

“McConnell’s been bought and paid for with millions from Big Oil and other special interests. And now with one of his closest friends in the Senate under indictment for corruption, he’s silent. What does that tell us? It’s time for change,” Lunsford’s spokesperson Cary Stemle said in the release.

Last week, Stevens was indicted on charges that he illegally concealed over $250,000 worth of gifts he received from an oil services company.

McConnell – the Republican leader in the Senate - has not exactly been silent on Stevens, but he also has not been wordy.

During a press availability in Mayfield on Saturday, McConnell briefly responded when asked if he would ask Stevens to step down from his seat.

"This is a matter for Alaska and for the legal process, and I don’t really have any other comment," said McConnell.

McConnell also earlier said he would donate $10,000 in campaign donations he had received from Stevens’ PAC to a Louisville charity, though he would not elaborate on what he would do with $10,000 his own PAC accepted from Stevens.

The ad’s presentation of its message is also notable. While the viewer finds Lunsford in a setting familiar from several of his other ads – a farm with rolling green hills in the background – the thirty-second spot does provide a contrast to earlier efforts.

With no background music, the ad focuses entirely on the candidate during a single, uninterrupted take and contains no narration other than Lunsford’s statement.