Ad Roundup:
• AZ-Sen: In a Spanish spot, Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick argues that Republican Sen. John McCain opposes the DREAM Act and backed Arizona’s infamous SB 1070 law in 2010.
• NV-Sen: Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto features law enforcement officials and a prosecutor praising her record as attorney general and saying that they trust her to keep the state safe.
• PA-Sen: Michael Bloomberg’s super PAC Independence USA is spending at least $682,000 on a spot for Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. The ad stars several state prosecutors praising Toomey on background checks. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has a strange ad against Democrat Katie McGinty arguing that she “was so polarizing that the state faced a budget crisis that jeopardized our schools, and risked vital services for those most in need.” They don’t go into any detail about how McGinty, who served as Gov. Tom Wolf’s chief of staff, supposedly single-handedly caused a massive crisis by being “polarizing.”
• IN-Gov: Republican Eric Holcomb talks to the camera and argues that as state House speaker, Democrat John Gregg’s policies damaged local schools and local governments. Holcomb then says that, while working for ex-Gov. Mitch Daniels, he helped turn the state around. Interestingly, Holcomb doesn’t mention current Gov. Mike Pence.
• FL-18: Republican Brian Mast talks about his time serving in Afghanistan, saying he fought for everyone regardless of race or party affiliation. Mast doesn’t mention that he lost both his legs in the war, but he doesn’t really need to. The NRCC is also out with a very rare positive commercial that praises Mast’s sacrifice in war and work protecting the Indian River Lagoon.
• IA-03: Unfortunately for Democrats, Republican Rep. David Young has come a long way from his infamous 2014 “Good Meal” ad (which has unfortunately been pulled from YouTube). This time, Young talks about the many humble jobs he had before serving in Congress, even pointing out that he once cleaned bedpans (and he holds one up for effect). Young then says he’s protecting Iowa values in the House.
• IL-10: Republican Rep. Bod Dold! features the sister of a heroin victim praising Dold’s work fighting the opioid epidemic.
• MN-02: Republican Jason Lewis is recycling his one commercial from the August primary, and the NRCC is helping him fund it. Once again, Lewis says that he’s not politically correct, which is an incredibly nice way to put it, and pledges to help the economy and secure the borders.
• NE-02: The NRCC argues that Democratic Rep. Brad Ashford lied in his commercial when he said that he wants to keep the Guantanamo Bay prison open.
• NV-04: In his first ad, Republican Rep. Cresent Hardy argues that he’s a public servant who works to help all of his constituents regardless of their party.
• NY-03: In his first ad, Democrat Tom Suozzi appears with his mother, and they both praise him as someone who will stand up to anyone to help the little guy.