The national Democrats are now going on the air for the first time in a key 2010 Senate race — against a potential candidate who isn’t even officially in the race yet!
The new TV ad from the DSCC takes on Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R), who is widely viewed as being likely to run for the open GOP-held Senate seat in this perennial swing state:
“Crist enjoys being governor when he attends basketball games and Super Bowl activities and when he takes over sixty days off with no schedule,” the announcer says. “But now, the job’s getting tough and Crist wants out — leaving Floridians with the mess.”
It’s not immediately clear just how extensive the ad buy might actually be.
Late Update: The DSCC tells me it should start airing in Tallahassee tomorrow, and may expand later.
Late Late Update: NRSC press secretary Amber Wilkerson gives us this comment: “The DSCC obviously knows they’re in trouble in Florida because this reeks of desperation. Too bad they haven’t learned that voters in the Sunshine State are looking for real solutions, accountability, and checks and balances in Washington – not another round of pithy negative attacks.”
