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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Thu Jun 28, 2018, 02:07 PM Jun 2018

Conservative group launches SCOTUS ad to pressure Dems

By BURGESS EVERETT 06/27/2018 04:09 PM EDT Updated 06/27/2018 04:48 PM EDT

A leading conservative group is going up with a million-dollar ad buy to pressure vulnerable Senate Democrats to support President Donald Trump's next Supreme Court nominee.

The Judicial Crisis Network is beginning a seven-figure campaign on national cable and digital platforms intended to boost Trump's second court pick in as many years, according to a person familiar with the effort. The effort will launch on Thursday and is aimed at putting moderate Senate Democrats in a tough spot before the election.

"President Trump has proven that he wants the best of the best on the Supreme Court. He appointed Justice Neil Gorsuch, a fair and independent justice, committed to the Constitution," a narrator says in the ad.

The ad then flashes to photos of high-profile liberal leaders like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and said that "extremists will lie and attack the nominee."

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/27/judicial-crisis-network-ad-campaign-senate-democrats-679940

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Conservative group launches SCOTUS ad to pressure Dems (Original Post) workinclasszero Jun 2018 OP

Are the russians funding this right-wing republican jerkoff, too? Achilleaze Jun 2018 #1

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2018 #7

Any Dem that supports Trumps pick will be digging their own grave. YOHABLO Jun 2018 #2

Agree workinclasszero Jun 2018 #10

Will we see liberal groups launching ads? Beartracks Jun 2018 #3

Alternately, why haven't we already seen it? maxsolomon Jun 2018 #4

After the pick is made you'll see a ton of liberal ads in states with vulnerable R Senators Recursion Jun 2018 #9

Apparently they don't feel too confident. Iliyah Jun 2018 #5

President Trump has proven squat. C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #6

Please MFM008 Jun 2018 #8

How about Squaty McSquatface? C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #11

Better MFM008 Jun 2018 #14

these fuckers waste no time, do they? spanone Jun 2018 #12

Rachel Maddow should show who funds these un-American pos. Trump is a traitor rockfordfile Jun 2018 #13

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

1. Are the russians funding this right-wing republican jerkoff, too?

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 02:09 PM

Jun 2018

Or are they funneling all their Dark Money to the KGOP republicans through the NRA?

uponit7771

(90,371 posts)

7. +1

Reply to Achilleaze (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 03:21 PM

Jun 2018

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)

2. Any Dem that supports Trumps pick will be digging their own grave.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 02:11 PM

Jun 2018

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

10. Agree

Reply to YOHABLO (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 04:02 PM

Jun 2018

Beartracks

(12,838 posts)

3. Will we see liberal groups launching ads?

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 02:14 PM

Jun 2018

maxsolomon

(33,473 posts)

4. Alternately, why haven't we already seen it?

Reply to Beartracks (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 02:20 PM

Jun 2018

these jackholes had this campaign ready to launch, sitting in a computer folder.

they're overfunded and well-organized, where Dems are constantly herding cats.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

9. After the pick is made you'll see a ton of liberal ads in states with vulnerable R Senators

Reply to Beartracks (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 03:26 PM

Jun 2018

You can guarantee you'll see ads about the Supreme Court in TX, NV, AZ, and TN. Probably even in MS (which, keep your eye on that second special race to replace Cochrane being contested on our side by former Ag secretary Mike Espy).

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

5. Apparently they don't feel too confident.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 02:21 PM

Jun 2018

Although they are banking on "Damn if you do, damn if you don't" for the red states Dems,

At this point, I think GOPers are over stepping even in the suppression and gerrymandering.

Banking on white voters may not work out well for them.

They are screwing their base big time re: tax cuts, safety nets, pre-existing condition, et al.

Cost of living on the rise . . . . .

C_U_L8R

(45,040 posts)

6. President Trump has proven squat.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 03:13 PM

Jun 2018

There's an axiom in marketing that you might fool people with a gimmick and they'll resent you forever for it.
This limp attack ad starts out with a vainglorious claim that no one will believe.... beside his idiot base, that is.