i'm guessing this ad is real

but i'm praying it's not:

May 18, 2006
Have A Heart
This has to be just about the nastiest piece of direct mail we've ever seen.
A candidate for State Assembly in the central valley region of CA, Bill Conrad (R) is apparently running on the platform that his opponent won't survive his term because he had a heart transplant.
Attack line: 'Tom Berryhill doesn't have the HEART for State Assembly'
The full mail can be found here and here. ...............