Freedom’s Watch up with ads in NY-29
Freedom’s Watch, a pro-war Republican 527 501(c)(4) group co-founded by George W. Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer, is up on the air with ads in NY-29 and elsewhere (via the Politicker):
Freedom’s Watch, the conservative advocacy organization heavily funded by Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson, is hitting the airwaves with a television and radio ad buy targeting Democratic House candidates across the country.
It is Freedom Watch’s single largest advertising purchase since the organization aired ads earlier this year in a Mississippi special election, according to a source familiar with the buy. The size of the buy is in the mid-six figures.
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Radio ads, meanwhile are targeting 7th Congressional District candidate Mark Schauer, Ohio 15th Congressional District candidate Mary Jo Kilroy, Idaho 1st Congressional District Candidate Walt Minnick, Missouri 6th Congressional District candidate Kay Barnes, New York 29th Congressional District candidate Eric Massa, New Mexico 1st Congressional District candidate Martin Heinrich, Ohio 16th Congressional District candidate John Boccieri, U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.), U.S. Rep. Chris Carney (D-Penn.) and U.S. Rep. Don Cazayoux (D-La.).”
“Mid six figures” ain’t a lot of scratch when it’s divided ten ways. But this bears watching.
I guess if they’re targeting Eric Massa, running in New Mexico’s 1st, then we don’t have too much to worry about here.
Think you read that incorrectly, lakiddo– the list states the district first then candidate name, then comma. And, actually, I’m concerned. Smears have a way of acquiring a life of their own in the echo chamber– does not take much to get them going.
That’s correct about the listing.
I’m not sure the ads will be smears. I do think that independent expenditure ads are generally not as effective as ads from the candidate or Congressional and national committees.
Ah, sorry, my mistake.
[...] Democratic Campaign Congressional Committee will be airing ads in response to Freedom’s Watch ads. From the (slightly over-the-top press release): The DCCC Independent Expenditure (IE) today [...]
I always hate it when very high-ranking Republicans like the president use the term “Democrat” Party, when in fact no such party exists. I think they mean “Democratic” Party, but it doesn’t rhyme as easily with “Rat.” It always seems so childish and immature.
That having been said, I’m not a high-ranking elected Democratic Party member. So don’t mind me if I indulge in a little bit of hypocrisy. Let’s stop calling it “Freedom’s Watch,” and instead call it “Freedom’s Crotch.”
By the way, they aired plenty of ads during the three special elections where Republican members had retired- including the Don Cazayoux district- and we still won them all. They were supposed to be the new big, bad Republican hitmen (a la Swift Boat veterans for Truth), but time and time again they have displayed that they have been an utter failure.
[...] releases his first district-wide TV ad. So called Freedom Watch (a GOP 527 group) responds - and the DCCC responds [...]