American Crossroads, the conservative group backed by Karl Rove and former RNC chairman Ed Gillespie, has an ad in the Nevada Senate race attacking Harry Reid. And this one features caricatures of all the people in other states that Reid has helped.
“Obamacare is bad for health care in America — and worse for Nevada,” says the announcer. “Because when Sen. Harry Reid needed votes to push Obamacare, he cut sweet deals across the country — to help Nebraska, to help Louisiana, to even help Florida. What has Nevada gotten from Sen. Reid? Record foreclosures, and the highest unemployment rate in the nation. And Reid’s still pushing for even more government control of your health care. Really, Harry? How about some help for Nevada?”
Okay, I get the Nebraska farmer, and the senior citizen in Florida taking his grandson on a fishing trip. But the guy with the red vest, black bow-tie and horse carriage for Louisiana? Did they run out of modern stereotypes and have to go back to the 1890s?
The TPM Poll Average for this race gives Reid lead of 46.4%-43.8% over Republican nominee Sharron Angle.
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