The Progressive Change Campaign Committee will go live Saturday with a new TV ad, targeting Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) over his position on Social Security.
Graham’s one of many Republicans withholding his vote to raise the country’s debt ceiling unless the legislation is paired with significant spending cuts.
“I will not vote for the debt ceiling increase until I see a plan in place that will deal with our long-term debt obligations, starting with Social Security, a real bipartisan effort to make sure that Social Security stays solvent, adjusting the age, looking at means tests for benefits,” Graham said on Meet the Press earlier this month.
The move comes ahead of next week’s State of the Union address, during which President Obama is expected to put the issue on the legislative agenda.
The ad will air at least 140 times Saturday through Tuesday (State of the Union day) in Charleston, SC on broadcast TV and cable, and on CNN and MSNBC in Washington, DC.
“When Lindsey Graham supports raising the retirement age for people across South Carolina, including those whose jobs take a physical toll on their bodies, that shows that he’s a fundamentally out-of-touch politician,” said PCCC cofounder Stephanie Taylor. “This is the same senator who just voted to give huge tax cuts to millionaires. We hope President Obama will strongly pressure Republicans on this issue during his State of the Union address.”
Graham is thought to be vulnerable to a primary challenge from the right — but even conservative voters overwhelmingly oppose cuts to Social Security
Watch the ad below:
