argumentum ad hominem - circumstantial

Here's a perfect example of the ad hominem fallacy from Sioux Falls' Village Idiot, Rendall Beck:

"Anyway, it's my guess those who are griping about the shortage of information on Johnson's health didn't vote for him in 2002 and won't vote for him next year if he does seek reelection. That's why their near-unanimous complaint - that his absence means South Dakotans are under-represented in the Senate - rings a little hollow."

Riiiiight.

If one followed Beck's "reasoning" one would conclude the Argus should cease its attempt to get Governor's Hunt names from the state because the Argus doesn't support the Governor and because the Argus just wants the names to create a sensational story, sell more papers, and collect more ad revenue.