NRCC Releases 13 New Television Ads

By Scott Bland  //  October 22, 2012 | 6:06 a.m.

The National Republican Congressional Committee released 13 new independent expenditure TV ads Monday, seven in Democratic-held House seats and five in GOP-held seats, plus one against Democratic Rep. Betty Sutton in Ohio's member-versus-member 16th District. The committee also released three radio ads targeting a Democratic incumbent, a contender for an open seat, and a challenger to a member of the House GOP's freshman class.

Many of the ads touch on the familiar Obamacare and Medicare theme of this cycle, pinning Democrats with voting in favor of or supporting $700 billion in Medicare cuts. But many of the ads zero in on vulnerabilities specific to a few Democratic candidates. The ads against Reps. John Barrow and Jim Matheson, who are running in deeply Republican seats in Georgia and Utah, specifically link the Blue Dog Democrats to President Obama. The anti-Matheson ad (linked below) also invokes Mitt Romney, who is expected to win Utah by enormous margins. The ad's narrator says that in order to enable Romney to implement his plans, voters need to reject Matheson and support Republican nominee Mia Love.

Reprising a familiar Republican theme in California, the NRCC's ad against Rep. Lois Capps ties her to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, along with the stimulus and debt limit hikes.

After the jump are links to the new NRCC TV ads.

First, the eight ads against Democratic incumbents: Arizona's 2nd District (Rep. Ron Barber) California's 9th District (Rep. Jerry McNerney) California's 24th District (Rep. Lois Capps) Georgia's 12th District (Rep. John Barrow): Two ads, "Obama Backed Barrow" and "Tax Raiser." New York's 27th District (Rep. Kathy Hochul) Ohio's 16th District (Rep. Betty Sutton) Utah's 4th District (Rep. Jim Matheson) And the five TV ads against Democratic challengers: Arizona's 1st District (ex-Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick) California's 52nd District (San Diego Port Commissioner Scott Peters) Colorado's 6th District (state Rep. Joe Miklosi) Illinois's 10th District (businessman Brad Schneider) New Hampshire's 2nd District (repeat nominee Ann Kuster) The NRCC also released radio ads against Barrow; retired Illinois National Guard Commander Bill Enyart, who's running to keep Illinois's 12th District Democratic; and repeat Michigan 1st District nominee Gary McDowell, running against GOP freshman Rep. Dan Benishek.

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