Indiana state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who is challenging longtime Sen. Dick Lugar in the Republican primary, has a new TV ad on statewide cable.
The ad features Mourdock speaking to the camera about Lugar voting for earmarks, with visuals cut in for various examples — and also a photo of Lugar sitting next to President Obama:
“Every year, Congress finds new ways to spend our money — and sadly, Senator Lugar went along with it. Voting for the Bridge to Nowhere; a rainforest in Iowa; even a teapot museum. When Senator Lugar recently had the chance to stop wasteful earmarks, he voted no. We’re fifteen trillion in debt, and it has to stop. I’m Richard Mourdock, and I approve this message because Dick Lugar won’t vote to end wasteful spending and earmarks. I will.”
The primary will be held on May 8.