NRCC Knocks Eldridge As A ‘Partisan Politician’ by Nick Reisman The ad wars continued in the 18th congressional district on Tuesday, with the National Republican Campaign Committee releasing a 30-second commercial knocking Sean Eldridge’s claim he’d be an “independent voice” in Washington. “He isn’t independent, he’s a partisan politician,” the ad’s narrator says. The NRCC is pointing to Eldridge’s fundraiser hosted by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and his support for the Affordable Care Act, while also criticizing the Farm Bill. “Sean, it’s okay to be partisan, but at least be honest,” the ad concludes. The committee released this ad the same day Eldridge’s campaign unveiled a new commercial linking Republican Rep. Chris Gibson’s campaign donors to his support for hydrofracking and paring back financial regulations. The Gibson campaign countered that Eldridge has invested in energy companies that would stand to benefit from natural-gas drilling. A TWC News/Siena College poll showed Gibson leading Eldridge by 24 percentage points. Updated: The Eldridge campaign issues some clarifying remarks, noting the candidate is concerned with food stamp cuts in the Farm Bill and points to the ACA helping to insure 15,000 families in the Hudson Valley district. “With the NRCC’s most recent ad buy, Gibson has now had DC-based groups spend nearly $1,000,000 on his re-elect. For someone who claims to be playing for the home team, Gibson doesn’t have any problem with away team money pouring into New York. It really makes you wonder who he’s actually working for in Congress; his neighbors, or his big-money donors,” said Sophie Friedman, Eldridge campaign spokeswoman. https://youtube/watch?v=wP9p9h29C6E
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 00:23:58 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015