Citing concern over Sanders' challenges in Florida, Democratic super PAC postpones ad blitz

[RandySF]

An influential Democratic group on Friday is postponing a TV ad blitz targeting President Donald Trump in Florida over concerns Bernie Sanders would struggle to win the state in a general election.

And if the Vermont senator becomes the Democratic presidential nominee, it might not run TV ads in Florida at all — though officials with the group emphasize that no final decision has been made and that they still think Sanders can defeat Trump in other battleground states.

Priorities USA, a super PAC that says it will spend $150 million on anti-Trump ads this year, had planned to start running TV ads in Florida on March 31st. But Sanders’ rise to the top of the Democratic primary — and fears over his unpopularity in the state — persuaded the group to push back the ad campaign until at least May 5th.




https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article240931661.html#storylink=cpy

[TwilightZone]

1. Good call. May makes more sense anyway.

If predictions prove to be true, Biden will be the presumptive nominee by then and the ads can be supplemented by ones from his campaign and Bloomberg.

[RandySF]

3. That crazy Florida from yesterday makes sense now.

Sanders Cuba comments must have turned off a lot of people.

[Lochloosa]

4. That was death here in Florida. Not sure what he was thinking.

[TwilightZone]

10. I think it's the whole package.

The Castro comments and the "nobody can stop us" tweet certainly didn't help. They definitely look like catalysts now, though the trend might have already been there and they accelerated it.

[zackymilly]

2. This super PAC could be like a Geico commercial:

"I just saved a ton of money by switching to Biden©"

[democrattotheend]

5. Hmmm. I thought it was just Bernie supporters who would take their ball and go home

If their candidate didn't get the nomination?

[RandySF]

7. Florida will be off the table if Sanders is nominated

Better to spend elsewhere.

[democrattotheend]

9. Fair enough

I may have misread the OP. It seemed like the group was deciding whether to spend the money in Florida or not spend it. I didn't read the whole article, so if the article said they'd otherwise put the money into anti-Trump ads elsewhere that makes sense.

[TwilightZone]

11. They're planning on spending $150 million overall...

including the ads in Florida. As noted, if Florida is an assumed loss, better for the money to be spent elsewhere. They're going to spend it either way.

[msongs]

6. this must be old information. sanders rise to the top is now a race to the bottom nt

[RandySF]

8. It's not over yet.