The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has a new TV ad in the PA-12 special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Democratic Rep. John Murtha. The new ad depicts Republican businessman as somebody that voters can’t trust — alleging that he helped ship local jobs overseas.
“Millionaire Tim Burns sold his company — sold it to a corporation that used a tax loophole, which encourages sending American jobs overseas,” the announcer says. “Burns got rich, even though he knew there may be layoffs in Pittsburgh.”
Recent polls have shown the race to be a toss-up, with a possible edge for Burns over Democratic nominee Mark Critz, a former top Murtha staffer, due to the unpopularity in the district of both President Obama and the recently enacted health care reform law.
