By all rights, GOP Rep. Jackie Walorski shouldn’t have to worry about her re-election chances. After all, Mitt Romney carried Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District by a healthy 56-42 margin four years ago, meaning it ought to be safely red—only we know it’s not. And a key reason we know this is because Walorski has now felt it necessary to launch a new negative ad attacking her Democratic opponent, former South Bend police officer Lynn Coleman, which is not the kind of thing you do if you’re certain of victory.
What’s more, Walorski’s spot is pitifully lame. It recycles generic hits about Obamacare that could have been copied and pasted from a hundred other weak GOP campaign ads, making it look as though Walorski hasn’t even prepared much research on her opponent. She should have been ready, though: In her first campaign in 2012, Walorski squeaked out just a 49-48 win in what should have been an easy race.
This contest is proving to be competitive as well, which is why Daily Kos endorsed Coleman last week—before we knew Walorski planned to fire up her rusty attack machine. And with Donald Trump helping to expand the playing field into red seats the GOP has no business losing, anything is possible. But as feeble as Walorski’s ad is, Coleman can’t let it go unanswered.
So please give $3 to Lynn Coleman to help him fight back against Jackie Walorski and win a seat deep in GOP turf.