4 GOP Senators To Be Targeted by DSCC Ads

[babylonsister]

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2007/07/dscc_hits_the_airwaves.html

4 GOP Senators To Be Targeted by DSCC Ads

In a move certain to stoke passions in this week's Senate debate over the war in Iraq, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee will go up tomorrow with ads hitting at least four Republicans up for reelection in 2008.

The commercials are set to air against Sens. Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Susan Collins (Maine), John Sununu (N.H.) and Norm Coleman (Minn.), according to information about the buys provided to The Fix by a Republican consultant who closely monitors the purchasing of advertising time across the country. The ad buy is initially small -- costing less than $90,000 total.

Matthew Miller, a spokesman for the DSCC, would not comment on the ads buys, which will be the first by Senate Democrats' campaign arm in the '08 cycle. The ads are set to run July 10-12.

All four of the senators being targeted with ads are seen as vulnerable by national Democrats. Coleman, Sununu and Collins have long been on Democrats' target list, but the addition of McConnell was unexpected. But Democrats may believe he is vulnerable given his leadership role in the Senate and the fact that Kentucky Republicans are on the defensive this year, with Gov. Ernie Fletcher facing a tough reelection fight in the wake of a series of ethics problems in his first term.

The Fix will post more information about the DSCC ads as it becomes available

[BlooInBloo]

1. Sweet! Franken's already out-fundraising Coleman, now this.

[babylonsister]

2. I'm really jazzed about McConnell! I'd like to see him in the mirror- leaving. nt

[Rydz777]

3. The "base" is furious with South Carolina's Lindsey Graham, and

I've read that if Democrats mount a good candidate against him that might be another pick-up. In any case, 21 Republicans are up in 2008 and only 12 Democrats. We are going to have a good year with a big new crop of Democrats in the Senate.