In a new TV ad campaign that begins today, the NRSC is targeting Democratic Senate candidate Katie McGinty after she called Pat Toomey an “asshole” earlier this week. The ad, which will run in Philadelphia surrounding McGinty’s national debut on stage at the DNC tonight, comes as McGinty tries to dismiss her behavior as “just a playful comment.” The TV ad is also supported by a robust digital ad campaign that will direct voters who are searching for the candidate online to the same ad.
As reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer, “the spot closely mimics a prominent ad Hillary Clinton is running…’Our children are watching,’ the ad reads, using the exact same words as the Clinton spot, ‘what example will we set for them?”"
WATCH the new TV ad:
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In case you missed it, from The Philadelphia Inquirer:
In DNC speech, PA Senate candidate Katie McGinty to call for lifting the middle class
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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McGinty, hoping to unseat Sen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) in a race that could help decide control of the chamber, remains relatively unknown to many Pennsylvania voters, and has been bombarded by months of attack ads attempting to stain her image before she can get out of the starting gate. Another new GOP ad is slated to run right around the time she speaks Thursday — chastising her for calling Toomey "an a–hole" earlier this week.
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The GOP will also continue to paint its own picture of McGinty. Around the same time she speaks, Republicans’ national senate campaign arm has bought TV time for an ad showing the Democrat calling Toomey "an a–hole, damn it" at a Monday press conference.
The spot closely mimics a prominent ad Hillary Clinton is running criticizing Trump for his own offensive comments. "Our children are watching," the ad reads, using the exact same words as the Clinton spot, "what example will we set for them?"
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