ICYMI: CLF Releases 21 Television And Digital Ad Campaigns In 18 Congressional Districts

WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Congressional Leadership Fund (@CLFSuperPAC), the super PAC endorsed by House Republican leadership, released 21 television and digital ad campaigns in 18 congressional districts across the country this past week. See highlights of this week’s ad coverage below.


CA-25
California gas-tax repeal stalls Democratic drive to flip House seats
The Washington Times
Valerie Richardson
9/7/18

“When you fill up, you’re paying 12 cents more a gallon because of Sacramento’s gas tax hike,” says the ad slated to run in the Los Angeles media market. “How out of touch is Katie Hill? Hill supports radical regulations that would increase gas prices by another 60 cents.”

Watch the ad, “Expensive,” here.

CA-39
Obama to stump for California Democrats — including one facing sexual misconduct accusations
Fox News
Lukas Mikelionis
9/6/18

Citing the accusations agaisnt Cisneros, a Republican group has released an ad that asserts the candidate’s “time’s up.”

Watch the ad, “Ever,” here.

CA-45
GOP Super PAC Ad Hits California’s Katie Porter on Health Care
Roll Call
Bridget Bowman
9/7/18

The Congressional Leadership Fund is launching a new ad aimed at Democrat Katie Porter in California’s 45th District — this time targeting her on health care.

Watch the ad, “Cynthia,” here.

CA-48
California Playbook
POLITICO
Carla Marinucci and Jeremy White
9/4/18

The spot charges that Rouda’s real estate firm lost a $1.8 million wrongful termination lawsuit after he fired a female employee with cancer “because her health care costs were too high.”

Watch the ad, “Wrongful Termination,” here.

CO-06
Republican PAC launches ad attacking Army vet Jason Crow for ‘turning his back on veterans’
Colorado Politics
Ernest Luning
9/7/18

“As a trial lawyer, Jason Crow cashed in while veterans got ripped off, defending a corporate executive who stole millions from a veterans’ hospital,” Courtney Alexander, CLF communications director, said in a statement. “Coloradans deserve better than Jason Crow.”

Watch the ad, “Defrauded,” here.

IL-06
Illinois Playbook
POLITICO
Shia Kapos
9/6/18

Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC endorsed by House Republican leadership, is out with an ad titled “Fraud.”

Watch the ad, “Fraud,” here.

KS-02
Republican backed SuperPAC releases ad highlighting Davis legislative record
WIBW News Now
Nick Gosnell
9/5/18

The ad highlights Paul Davis’s record of rubber-stamping the Democrats’ liberal agenda 91 percent of the time in Topeka.

Watch the ad, “Liberal Past,” here.

KS-03
Morning Score
POLITICO
Zach Montellaro
9/7/18

The Congressional Leadership Fund released two ads in Kansas’ 3rd District targeting Democrat Sharice Davids, who is challenging GOP Rep. Kevin Yoder, over ICE.

Watch the ad, “I Do,” here.

Watch the ad, “Risky,” here.

KY-06
GOP super PAC ad targets McGrath as ‘Pelosi liberal’ in Kentucky
The Hill
Lisa Hagen
9/5/18

In two new ads provided exclusively to The Hill, the top Republican super PAC accuses McGrath, a former fighter pilot, of having little daylight between Pelosi and other progressives like Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

Watch the ad, “National Democratic Party,” here.

Watch the ad, “Claude,” here.

ME-02
Hotline’s Wake-Up Call!
National Journal
Ally Mutnick
9/5/18

In ME-02, the Congressional Leadership Fund released an attack ad, hitting assistant state House Majority Leader Jared Golden (D) as a “liberal Augusta politician” who “opposes tax relief that will save Maine families more than $2,000 a year.”

Watch the ad, “Too Liberal,” here.

MN-03
Ad slams Dem candidate for saying healthcare is a ‘moral right’ while not always providing it to his own employees
Washington Examiner
Emily Jashinsky
9/5/18

On Wednesday, the group is launching a 30-second ad that features video of Phillips saying, “I believe every American citizen should be afforded health insurance. I believe it to be a moral right,” before noting that Phillips didn’t always offer coverage at his own coffee shop.

Watch the ad, “Coffee,” here.

NE-02
Morning Score
POLITICO
Zach Montellaro
9/4/18

The Congressional Leadership Fund is going up with an ad in Nebraska’s 2nd District. The ad hits Democrat Kara Eastman, who is challenging GOP Rep. Don Bacon, for her “liberal agenda.”

Watch the ad, “Price Tag,” here.

NJ-03/NJ-07
CLF airs ads in CD3, CD7
New Jersey Globe
Nikita Biryukov
9/6/18

The Congressional Leadership Fund released new ads in the third and seventh congressional districts today.

Watch the ad, “Entitled,” here.

Watch the ad, “Working,” here.

NY-19
Morning Score
POLITICO
Zach Montellaro
9/5/18

The Congressional Leadership Fund is going up with another television ad in NY-19 attacking Democratic nominee Antonio Delgado for his “liberal agenda” that benefited New York City.

Watch the ad, “Same Way,” here.

NY-22
GOP super PAC out with two new TV ads targeting Brindisi
Auburn Citizen
Robert Harding
9/4/18

The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super political action committee, unveiled the ads titled “Alarm” and “Albany” Tuesday.

Watch the ad, “Alarm,” here.

Watch the ad, “Albany,” here.

VA-07
Democrat hit for teaching at ‘terror high’ that graduated would be Bush assassin
Washington Examiner
Paul Bedard
9/6/18

In a new TV ad being released Thursday, Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger is accused of looking the other way at the Saudi-funded school while she “cashed her paychecks like nothing was wrong.”

Watch the ad, “Terror High,” here.

WA-08
Dem Candidate Kim Schrier’s Practice Hit for Not Treating Most Poor Children
Washington Free Beacon
Joe Schoffstall
9/5/18

The criticism stems from Schrier’s practice turning away a majority of children seeking services on Medicaid.

Watch the ad, “Refused,” here.