Ryan Busse campaign ad uses staffer's home, raising authenticity questions

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 6

The Montana Democrat's team would not confirm whether staffer Alice Collins's townhouse, rather than Busse's four-acre Kalispell home valued around $1.5 million to $1.6 million, appeared in the ad.
Public records, real-estate photos and a Google Street View image linked the ad's kitchen and silver car to Collins's address, while Collins said the ad never claimed the home was Busse's.
The issue cuts against Busse's affordability message as Montana faces high housing costs; his primary residence need not appear on financial disclosures, and critics compared the episode with past campaign authenticity disputes.

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