Democrats nervous about anti-impeachment ads coming Thanksgiving weekend

By Mary Margaret Olohan

Democrats expressed concerns that voters might be affected by GOP anti-impeachment ads over Thanksgiving break, lawmakers and aides said.

Groups supporting the GOP purchased almost $8 million in television ads targeting pivotal districts, Politico reported. Most of these ads will focus on criticizing Democrats about impeachment, and Democrats expressed concerns to party leaders that voters will be impacted by the ads as they watch football or the Thanksgiving parade, multiple lawmakers and aides told Politico.

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Democrats have to face the American people this weekend as Republican groups have purchased ads across the country to put impeachment itself on trial this Thanksgiving.

“Many of us have been expressing our concerns to leadership,” a Democratic lawmaker told Politico, requesting anonymity to speak openly. “You don’t want to have to play catch-up.”

“Everyone knows you don’t just take a shot and sit there,” the lawmaker added. “It’s like someone taped our arms to our side and punched us in the face.”

Some of the Democrats voiced concerns to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday in a closed-door meeting with her and her team. Multiple people in the room told Politico a moderate Democrat asked whether Democrats will place ads in inexpensive media markets in rural swing districts.

GOP groups are spending much more money buying anti-impeachment ad space, Politico reported. The non-profit group American Action Network spent about $5 million throughout 18 Democratic districts to purchase space for anti-impeachment ads. This compares to the liberal group, Protect Our Care, which spent $2 million on a digital ad campaign touting a Democratic bill on drug prices.

Most Democrats dismissed these concerns to Politico.

“That’s probably something for the pundits to decide. I’m just focused on doing the right thing and voting for the district,” Democratic South Carolina Rep. Joe Cunningham said in an interview with Politico. “People in the First District are smart and they can sift through the fiction and get to the facts and when they do they realize that I’m the most bipartisan freshman Democrat.”

“They’re negative but you know, I’m out there in person telling my district the work that I’m doing and they know me,” Democratic Utah Rep. Ben McAdams told Politico. “They’re going to judge me based on who I am and my track record and I think I have a track record that resonates.”

News of Democratic concerns followed reports that 2020 presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg booked ad time in several media markets that will begin to air as early as Monday, according to Politico. Stations across the country have reported that Bloomberg has bought ad time, including stations in Mankato, Minnesota, Tallahassee, Florida, Pueblo, Colorado, and Sacramento, California.

Bloomberg plans to spend up to $500 million for this election, Politico reported.

The billionaire could spend more in a single day than most presidential candidates spend in their entire campaign, Democratic consultant pollster Fernand Amandi, who worked for former President Barack Obama’s campaigns, told Politico.

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10 thoughts on “Democrats nervous about anti-impeachment ads coming Thanksgiving weekend

  1. “It’s like someone taped our arms to our side and punched us in the face.”

    Well that’s exactly what you bunch of America haters need, repeated punches to the face until some
    sense is knocked into you… from 19 days into Pres Trumps term started they have been trying and lying to get him evicted from the office we elected him to.. This isn’t all about The Pres, it’s as much about those of us who voted for him and the lefts need to squelch our vote…This will be great fodder for the political discussions at Turkey dinner… just point to the tv and say SEE what I’m talking about….if the dems weren’t such terrible financial executors they would have cash to counter the adds with more lies but they fail there too..

  2. You guys made the bed, now lie in it. If you can’t defend the indefensible, that’s you problem. You created it.

  3. The incompetent D’s lost track of the fact that the people have the last word.
    Now, just how could that be???? Some never learn.

  4. Apparently Nervous Nancy has handed them their talking points along with marching orders and riot act…Shiff-For-Brains was remarkably circumspect on the Sun talkers…I saw clips but refuse to lower myself to descending into their snakepits. With pants on fire and a*ses catchin’ pretty sure they need to cool off a bit after lying like rugs 24/7 for the past two weeks and must be dizzy from all that spinning…;)

  5. Democrats should be worried. They have been hyping the most ridiculous impeachment lies and fabrications imaginable. Shame on them. President Trump has made a positive difference in so many lives in this Country and the World.

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