On the heels of the $20 million economic-themed ad blitz by Karl Rove’s political money machine this week, Democrats are taking to the air with their own attack ad campaign targeting Republicans over the budget.
The six-figure campaign by House Majority PAC, a Super PAC which can take in unlimited amounts from donors thanks to the Citizens United ruling, launches Monday with ads taking on eight Republican members of Congress across the country.
The targets: Reps. Rick Crawford (AR), Tim Griffin (AR), Scott Tipton (CO), Steve King (IA), Bobby Schilling (IL), Chip Cravaack (MN), Charlie Bass (NH) and Joe Heck (NV).
House Majority PAC is designed to help Democrats retake the House in 2012. Once again, as the ads confirm, Democrats hope to accomplish that goal by reminding voters over and over again about the budget designed by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) which the House GOP passed earlier this year — and, more specifically, its dramatic changes to Medicare.
“Scott Tipton voted for the Republican Budget that includes another trillion dollars in tax cuts for the wealthy,” reads one radio ad script, in part. “You pay Medicare taxes on every dollar you earn, but the budget Scott Tipton voted for ends Medicare as we know it. Seniors would have to pay sixty four hundred dollars more each year.”
The ads also include more targeted attacks. The television ad House Majority PAC is running against Cravaack, for example, takes aim at the $1,000/month cost of his taxpayer-funded SUV, which has raised eyebrows back in his home district.
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The Cravaack spot is running on cable and first went on air last week. The rest of the ads are on radio, and will run through June 30.
House Majority PAC is allowed take from any donor as much as it wants to give, but it has to report where its funding comes from. The PAC has taken in big dollars from unions and other Democratic-leaning groups.
