The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has a new TV ad against Sean Duffy, the Republican candidate for the seat held by the retiring senior Rep. David Obey (D-WI), hammering him for backing Social Security privatization — a connection made through his apparent statement of support for the policies of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI).
“Privatizing would cut the guaranteed benefit, and gamble seniors’ retirement on the stock market,” the announcer says. “Remember the crash? Families could have lost nearly 40 percent of their retirement benefits — 40 percent.”
The DCCC bases the claim that Duffy supports privatization not on a direct statement of his on the specific subject, but instead on his having stated his support for the budget roadmap offered by Ryan, which was obtained on a tracker video. And in turn, Ryan’s blueprint involves Social Security privatization.
Here’s the ad:
And here’s the tracker video, which the DCCC posted online back in June:
