Bemoaning liberal attacks on the family, the ad shows unflattering photos of Obama as well as a particularly disturbing image of what appears to be an Occupy Wall Street protestor defecating on an American flag.
North Carolina Republican congressional candidate Vernon Robinson is going up on air during tonight's debate with an ad airing on Fox slamming not just President Obama, but Mitt Romney as well, whom the ad calls a "cowardly sell-out."
Bemoaning liberal attacks on the family, the ad shows unflattering photos of Obama as well as a particularly disturbing image of what appears to be an Occupy Wall Street protestor defecating on an American flag.
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Rep. Geoff Davis, R-Ky., announced Thursday evening he would not seek reelection in 2012, becoming the first Republican this cycle to retire outright rather than seek higher office.
"In order to devote more time to my family, I have decided not to seek re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives," Davis said in a statement. "I am grateful that I live in a country where a boy like me, growing up with little hope, could walk a path by God's grace that has allowed me to encounter His peace, the joy of true love, and service at the highest levels of our elected national government. Truly, we are blessed in this Republic." Republicans have said the name of their redistricting game in 2012 was to shore up vulnerable incumbents as much as endangering Democrats. And in Pennsylvania, Republicans drew a map that protects all of their vulnerable members. The map draws Democratic-heavy cities in northeast Pennsylvania and Democratic-friendly parts of the Philadelphia suburbs into Democratic districts, making the seats of Reps. Jim Gerlach, R-Pa., Pat Meehan, R-Pa., Lou Barletta, R-Pa., and Tom Marino, R-Pa., more conservative. It merges the western Pennsylvania districts of Democratic Reps. Jason Altmire and Mark Critz, forcing them into a primary in a R +6 district Republicans believe they can pick up. Rep. Mike Kelly's northwestern Pennsylvania seat gets a little more Republican. Democrats are preparing to spend over $1 million on TV time in Oregon's 1st District, hammering Republican nominee Rob Cornilles in the weeks leading up to the January 31, 2012, special election to succeed former Rep. David Wu, D-Ore.
According to a GOP source, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has reserved $1,038,105 on cable and broadcast television through the end of January. That's an amount that's increased steadily this week since Wednesday, when the DCCC made an initial buy of $124,280, but more than tripled that with over $439,000 through Dec.22. Their new buy gives them a reservation through the end of the election. Democratic nominee Suzanne Bonamicialso went on TV this week, as did Cornilles, both with positive spots. |
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