• AZ-Sen: Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick takes a page from her 2014 re-election campaign. Back then, she ran a commercial that used her old boots as a way to talk about her local background. This time, the narrator says the boots “remind Ann of her Arizona values. So it’s no surprise that Ann’s boots are catching on.” As people are shown wearing similar boots, the narrator pledges that Kirkpatrick will be an independent senator who won’t go Washington, and will “put her foot down and put Arizona first.”
• MO-Sen: The NRA argues that Democrat Jason Kander voted against people’s rights to protect themselves. The narrator goes on to say that “Missouri’s next senator will decide control of the Supreme Court,” and goes on to hit Kander again on guns. The NRA recently reported a $641,000 TV/ internet buy in Missouri. The group Heartland Resurgence argues that Kander is a lazy, liberal bureaucrat.
• NC-Sen: Democracy for America has launched TV, radio, and internet buy targeted at Hispanics, and they say they’ll spend at least $200,000 overall. Their spot, which is available in English and Spanish, argues that Democrat Deborah Ross will stand up to Donald Trump and his racism.
• NH-Sen: Senate Majority PAC once again goes after Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte on college debt.
• OH-Sen: The NRSC employs a fake news reporter who is “searching” for what she says are the jobs Democrat Ted Strickland lost as governor.
• PA-Sen: Michael Bloomberg’s super PAC Independence USA praises Republican Sen. Pat Toomey for pushing for background checks on guns. There is no word on the size of the buy, but this is a group that likes to spend huge sums for its candidates.
• MO-Gov: Democrat Chris Koster highlights gun violence in St. Louis and pledges to tackle the issue head on. Koster, who is backed by the NRA, calls for protecting witnesses and tougher prison bail requirements “for criminals who carry.”
• MT-Gov: The RGA ties Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock to Hillary Clinton.
• VT-Gov: The DGA is up with their first spot here. They argue that while Democrat Sue Minter wants to male college more affordable, Republican Phil Scott thinks the state already spends too much on education. The RGA praises Scott on jobs. According to Seven Days, the DGA is spending $150,000 on their ad through Sept. 19, while the RGA is spending $132,000 on TV time during the same period.
• AZ-02: Republican Rep. Martha McSally emphasizes her work on a bill to make female World War II pilots eligible for burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
• CA-36: Democratic Rep. Raul Ruiz’s Spanish spot features him talking about his family.
• FL-13: In his first general election ad, GOP Rep. David Jolly highlights how unpopular he is in Congress. As Harry Truman’s famous “[i]f you want a friend in Washington, get a dog” quote flashes by, Jolly talks to his dog about how little Congress does to improve campaign finance, help veterans, or safeguard the country from terrorism.
• IA-01: Republican Rep. Rod Blum’s first commercial features a veteran praising the congressman for finally getting him the medals he earned 61 years before.
• MN-03: The DCCC ties Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen to Donald Trump. The size of the buy is at least $270,000.
• NY-21: Democrat Mike Derrick highlights his military career and opposition to unfair trade deals.
• NY-23: Republican Rep. Tom Reed argues that Democrat John Plumb won’t tell people about his real positions and is too close to national Democrats.
• NY-24: Both candidates are up with their first negative ads. Republican Rep. John Katko argues that Democrat Colleen Deacon will never break with the Democratic leadership. Obama won this seat 57-41, so this really doesn’t seem like an area where being associated with national Democrats would be a serious liability. Deacon features a physician who says that Katko voted to defund Planned Parenthood funding after pledging he wouldn’t.