Mirror: Simmons opens a guerrilla front

By one key measure, Rob Simmons has returned as an active, if unconventional, candidate for U.S. Senate, announcing he will resume advertising on television in coming days.

But, of course, there is a twist to the new ad: Simmons reminds voters he is on the ballot for the Aug. 10 Republican primary, yet he never asks them for their vote.

"It's an unusual year," Simmons, who ceased his active campaign after losing the GOP's convention endorsement to Linda McMahon, said in an interview. "We should expect unusual things."