ICYMI: CLF Releases 21 Ad Campaigns In 21 Congressional Districts
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Congressional Leadership Fund (@CLFSuperPAC), the super PAC endorsed by House Republican leadership, released 21 ad campaigns in 21 congressional districts across the country this past week. See highlights of this week’s ad coverage below.
POLITICO
Anna Palmer, Jake Sherman and Daniel Lippman
10/26/18
CLF has turned the immigrant caravan into a campaign issue in Minnesota’s First District, the open GOP-leaning seat currently held by Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for governor.
Watch the ad, “Caravan,” here.
Roll Call
Simone Pathé
10/24/18
The ad, shared first with Roll Call, seeks to contrast Republican Denver Riggleman and Democratic nominee Leslie Cockburn…The ad charges that Pelosi “handpicked liberal Leslie Cockburn because they share Washington values,” whereas Riggleman, a distillery owner, represents “Virginia values.”
POLITICO
Zach Montellaro
10/26/18
“Jaime Herrera Beutler cut middle-class taxes, saving Washington families twenty-three hundred dollars. Liberal Long is part of the resistance, joining Pelosi to oppose your tax cut,” the ad says, referring to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
Florida Politics
Peter Schorsch
10/26/18
Congressional Leadership Fund (@CLFSuperPAC), the super PAC endorsed by House Republican leadership is releasing “Doubling,” its first ad in Florida’s 15th Congressional District race. The ad is blasting Carlson for “supporting” Minority Leader Pelosi.
POLITICO
Zach Montellaro
10/27/18
The ad targets Democrat Elaine Luria, who is challenging GOP Rep. Scott Taylor. “it’s no wonder Pelosi and her allies are bankrolling Elaine Luria’s campaign for congress,” the ad says, invoking House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. “Because Luria supports Pelosi’s tax-raising agenda.”
POLITICO
Zach Montellaro
10/22/18
“Bruce Poliquin breaks ranks with his own party in order to get legislation passed to benefit Maine,” the ad says, referring to Poliquin’s efforts to kill an amendment that would’ve allowed the military to purchase clothing and shoes made outside of the U.S. “Poliquin worked across the aisle to make sure sneakers for our troops are American-made.”
Des Moines Register
Robin Opsahl
10/23/18
CLF just released an ad saying Axne would “vote with Nancy Pelosi for open borders and amnesty for illegal immigrants.” The ad will run on television in the Des Moines and Omaha media markets and on digital platforms throughout the district.
New York State Of Politics
Nick Reisman
10/23/18
The ad to be released by the Congressional Leadership Fund knocks Brindisi for voting for “Cuomo’s tax hikes and wasteful spending, hurting upstate jobs.”
POLITICO
Zach Montellaro
10/24/18
The first ad hits Democrat Xochitl Torres Small in NM-02, tying her to Pelosi. “Delivering for Pelosi, a disaster for New Mexico,” the ad says.
Breitbart News
Sean Moran
10/24/18
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a leading super PAC endorsed by House Republican leadership, released an ad on Wednesday entitled, “Booming,” contrasting Barr’s efforts to cut middle-class Kentuckians’ taxes, with Democrat McGrath pushing radical leftist policies such as Medicare for All and the global climate program known as the Paris Climate Treaty.
POLITICO
Zach Montellaro
10/24/18
The third ad, in OH-01, contrasts GOP Rep. Steve Chabot to Democrat Aftab Pureval. “Steve Chabot cut middle-class taxes, saving Ohio families twenty-five hundred dollars,” the ad says. “Pureval joined Nancy Pelosi to oppose the middle-class tax cut.”
POLITICO
Zach Montellaro
10/26/18
In CA-10, the ad ties Democrat Josh Harder to Pelosi. “Harder shares Nancy Pelosi’s liberal San Francisco values,” it says.
PoliticsPA
John Cole
10/25/18
The Conservative super-PAC released another TV ad in PA-1 touting the current state of the economy and crediting Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick for voting in favor of the GOP tax reform bill, while hitting his Democratic opponent, Scott Wallace on opposing that bill and claiming he is beholden to Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
POLITICO
Shia Kapos
10/26/18
Titled “$2,200,” the ad focuses on the 12th Congressional District. It claims Rep. Mike Bost wants to cut middle-class taxes while Dem Brendan Kelly would raise them. The ad also links Kelly to MInority Leader Nancy Pelosi, even though Kelly has stated he wouldn’t support her for House Speaker.
Des Moines Register
Robin Opsahl
10/24/18
The ad says Finkenauer is “too liberal for Iowa,” citing her stances on healthcare and immigration.
POLITICO
Zach Montellaro
10/24/18
The second ad hits Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones in TX-23 over taxes. “Liberal Gina Jones opposes middle-class tax cuts that save $2,000 a year for Texas families,” the ad says. “But Jones got caught taking a big tax break on her Washington, D.C. home.”
The Detroit News
Melissa Nann Burke
10/24/18
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super political action committee endorsed by House GOP leadership, released its first TV ad and digital campaign in the district on Tuesday, criticizing Democrat Matt Longjohn for “misleading” people about his qualifications and calling him “dangerously liberal.”
POLITICO
Zach Montellaro
10/26/18
“Nancy Pelosi’s liberal allies are funding Linda Coleman’s campaign. Why?” the ad says. “Because Coleman would be another vote for Pelosi’s tax-raising agenda.”
WisPolitics
Briana Reilly
10/26/18
The conservative Congressional Leadership Fund is out with a new ad knocking Dem Randy Bryce for his “liberal and extreme” stance on taxes, health care and immigration.
The Nevada Independent
Megan Messerly
10/27/18
The 30-second spot, titled “Multimillionaire,” begins by praising Tarkanian as a businessman who “supported the middle-class tax cut that helped create four million jobs and drove unemployment to a fifty-year low.”
POLITICO
Zach Montellaro
10/26/18
CLF released an ad hitting Democrat Ben McAdams, calling him a “professional politician” while criticizing him over taxes.
