Ad Roundup:
• FL-Sen: Democrat Patrick Murphy features the infamous clip of Trump’s “You can do anything. Grab them by the [expletive deleted]” comments juxtaposed with one of Republican Sen. Marco Rubio telling a rally “We have to make sure that Donald wins this election.” “No we don’t,” Murphy retorts as he skewers Rubio for continuing to stand by Trump, saying he will be an independent voice for Florida instead.
• LA-Sen: Republican John Kennedy thumps his chest over national security in an eyebrow-raising spot where he promises that if you join ISIS or Al Qaeda, America “will hit you back twice as hard … and your buddies …. and your goat.”
• MO-Sen: End Citizens United puts $900,000 behind a spot hammering Republican Sen. Roy Blunt for being a corrupt Washington insider. They note he snuck a pro-tobacco company provision into a homeland security bill while members of his family were lobbyists for for big tobacco, and that Blunt took took lavish trips paid for by special interests.
• PA-Sen: Senate Majority PAC continues a Democratic line of attack blasting Republican Sen. Pat Toomey for owning a bank that engaged in predatory foreclosure practices that are banned in most other states.
• MT-Gov: Republican Greg Gianforte continues to make puns bemoaning the negative attacks political insiders level against him, this time shovelling horse manure and saying the “stuff” they throw at him keeps piling up.
• NH-Gov: The DGA excoriates Republican Chris Sununu for cutting state budget funding for cancer screenings and previously reducing hours to avoid providing health insurance to his employees when he ran his business.
• VT-Gov: Planned Parenthood and the DGA lay down $132,000 to attack Republican Phil Scott over his not entirely pro-choice record on abortion rights. They note he has support from stridently anti-choice groups, while Democrat Sue Minter instead will always stand up for a woman’s right to choose.
• CA-07: The NRCC praises Republican Scott Jones over his tenure as Sacramento County sheriff, promising he will be a strong leader in Congress.
• CA-21: Republican Rep. David Valadao charges that Democrat Emilio Huerta corruptly used his influence with the United Farm Workers union to take land designated for a low-income housing project and sold it to developers for a $1 million profit. However, Valadao really is making much ado about nothing, because the real estate deal in question was all above board. The union had already abandoned the housing project idea and wanted to sell the property so it could finance other ventures. Huerta notes that he personally only made around $100,000 on the deal after splitting the gains with his partners, but of course, it will be up to him and Democrats to tell voters their version of events.
• CA-24: House Majority PAC links Republican Justin Fareed to Donald Trump on issues like attacking Planned Parenthood and hits him for having stood behind Trump despite the latter’s long history of offensive statements.
CO-06: Democrat Morgan Carroll attacks Republican Rep. Mike Coffman for failing to stand up to Trump, noting how Coffman voted against raising the minimum wage, which Trump had called “too high.”
• FL-13: President Obama speaks directly to the camera to endorse Democrat Charlie Crist, emphasizing how Crist will look out for veterans and protect, Planned Parenthood, Social Security, and Medicare.
FL-18: The NRCC once again skewers Democrat Randy Perkins for profiteering off of tragedy with his disaster-relief company.
• FL-26: Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo blames politicians on Both Sides™ and says he will stand up for the values of everyday citizens.
• IA-03: Democrat Jim Mowrer hammers Republican Rep. David Young for continuing to support Trump even after the latter bragged about sexual assault, noting both Republicans want to defund Planned Parenthood and criminalize abortion.
• MN-02: The DCCC plays a game of giving people offensive statements to read and asking them whether Donald Trump or Republican candidate Jason Lewis said them. What makes this effort to get voters to associate Lewis with Trump so effective is that Lewis really has made so many awful statements that sound just like something Trump would say, like calling women “ignorant,” bragging about the foreclosure system, and not caring if he “traumatizes” people by being politically incorrect.
• NE-02: Republican Don Bacon promises he will protect Social Security and seniors. Democratic Rep. Brad Ashford blasts Bacon for being unable to name one thing he would be independent on in their recent debate. Ashford castigates Bacon for supporting Paul Ryan’s plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program, but touts his own record of independence in Congress.
• NV-04: The NRCC accuses Democrat Ruben Kihuen of being a corrupt politician.
• NY-01: House Majority PAC ties Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin to the NRA, skewering him for repeatedly voting against banning armor-piercing ammunition and those on the terror watch list from buying guns.
• NY-19: National Horizon spends $140,000 to continue a Republican theme of attacking Democrat Zephyr Teachout for supposedly wanting to tax everything in sight.
• PA-08: Democrat Steve Santarsiero links Republican Brian Fitzpatrick to Donald Trump over how both support defunding Planned Parenthood, while Santarsiero promises he will protect a woman’s right to chose and equal pay for equal work.
• TX-23: The Congressional Leadership Fund labels Democratic ex-Rep. Pete Gallego a typical political insider who sold out his influence as a lobbyist after his term in Congress. However, Gallego vigorously contests the use of that label, since he was never actually a registered lobbyist or working for so-called special interests, but rather consulting for the city of Austin.
• VA-05: Democrat Jane Dittmar attacks Republican Tom Garrett for being an extremist who refuses to compromise with moderates.