Ad Roundup:
● CA-Sen: Democrat Kamala Harris is out with her first two general election ads (here and here). She touts her efforts to make college affordable and her work as attorney general looking out for California’s children. The second spot is in Spanish and also features endorsements from Obama and prominent Latinos.
● IN-Sen: The NRSC hits Democratic ex-Sen. Evan Bayh for selling out his influence to special interests. Senate Majority PAC and the National Education Association Advocacy Fund put a hefty $1.4 million behind an attack on Republican Todd Young for supporting outsourcing.
● MO-Sen: Republican Sen. Roy Blunt touts his efforts to support small businesses.
● NH-Sen: Democrat Maggie Hassan promises she will take on special interests if elected. VoteVets hits Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte for missing half of her committee hearings on homeland security, often to attend fundraisers.
● NV-Sen: Planned Parenthood puts seven figures behind a spot with shots of women with various messages displayed on the screen showing the services they rely on the organization for, such as cancer screenings. They then note that Republican Joe Heck repeatedly voted to defund Planned Parenthood. Aside from the disclaimer at the end, this ad is completely devoid of narration, which might have helped their message stand out more if viewers could have heard the content instead of just reading it. Meanwhile, the Senate Leadership Fund attacks Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto for being weak on sex traffickers while attorney general.
● CA-07: Democratic Rep. Ami Bera highlights his efforts to help veterans.
● CA-49: Republican Rep. Darrell Issa features Rudy Giuliani praising the congressman for his role in helping law enforcement and first responders after 9/11. He slams Democrat Doug Applegate over his recent attacks on Issa on the issue. Applegate links Issa to Trump and repeatedly plays the clip of Trump’s infamous “Grab them by the [expletive deleted]” comment. Meanwhile, the DCCC’s first ad similarly hits Issa for standing by Trump even after the explosive tape surfaced and also highlights his calling Trump “the obvious choice.”
● CO-06: The NRCC attacks Democrat Morgan Carroll for wasting money by supposedly wanting to let welfare recipients spend their money on strip clubs and marijuana.
● FL-18: The NRCC slams Democrat Randy Perkins for overbilling taxpayers with his disaster relief company.
● IA-01: The NRCC scaremongers against Democrat Monica Vernon over supporting the Iran deal.
● IA-03: The NRCC hits Democrat Jim Mowrer over the Iran deal.
● ME-02: The NRCC goes after Democrat Emily Cain for supporting a carbon tax.
● MI-01: NRCC attacks Democrat Lon Johnson in two spots (here and here). The first one is about as subtle as a jackhammer and repeatedly plays a clip of Johnson saying “not one of us” to ding him on Obamacare, guns, and giving himself a raise. Their second ad hits back at Democrats over their recent attacks against Republican Jack Bergman for owning a home in New Orleans and wanting to retire there, arguing Bergman had been stationed in Louisiana during his military service.
● NJ-05: Democrat Josh Gottheimer slams Republican Rep. Scott Garrett for sending New Jersey’s tax dollars to other states, claiming he’ll fight for a bigger share of the pie so that New Jersey can lower its local taxes.
● NV-03: House Majority PAC attacks Republican Danny Tarkanian with a spot that shows a crook digging a hole in the desert to bury evidence—in this case Tarkanian yard signs—but says the candidate can’t do the same with his record. They call him out for failing to pay taxes and a $17 million judgment against him over a real estate deal, labeling him a “con man.”
● PA-08: Republican Brian Fitzpatrick highlights his work as a prosecutor and FBI agent to argue Congress needs someone who knows a thing or two about keeping people safe.
● WI-08: The NRCC attacks Democrat Tom Nelson for raising taxes and increasing his own salary while in office.