Democratic candidate Robin Carnahan has a new TV ad in the Missouri Senate race, trying to tear down Republican Rep. Roy Blunt’s bonafides on the issues of government spending that he’s been pushing in the race. The message: He’s a “pork-meister.”
“What do this museum for teapots, this swimming pool, and this center studying potatoes have in common?” the announcer asks. “Thanks to Roy Blunt, they’ve been getting your tax dollars. That’s right. Blunt’s been a leader in allowing earmarks to get out of control. He’s been called a ‘prodigious pork-meister’ for earmarks that cost you $20 billion a year. That’s a lot of potatoes. Roy Blunt: The very worst of Washington.”
The candidate then closes with her message: “I’m Robin Carnahan. I approved this message, because I’m for banning earmarks once and for all.”
The TPM Poll Average gives gives Blunt a lead of 51.2%-44.0%.
