Hot on the heels of the news that Don Young was outraised in Q2 by both primary opponent Sean Parnell and likely general election opponent Ethan Berkowitz is one more thing Young’s gotta worry about: the Club for Growth just made a $100,000 TV ad buy targeting him. (And in Alaska’s cheapo media market, $100,000 goes a long, long way.)
The 15-second ads hit Alaska’s avuncular, blustery, corrupt GOP representative over seemingly out-of-context comments in favor of a higher gas tax.
“I’d suggest we raise the taxes to a dollar a gallon,” Young says in a clip in one of the ads. “That makes you put your money where your mouth is.”
The Club for Growth has endorsed Parnell over Young’s addiction to pork. Unfortunately (for our pickup chances), while polls show Young losing to Berkowitz, they show the ostensibly ‘clean’ Parnell beating Berkowitz, and CFG’s moneybomb makes its likelier than Parnell wins the Aug. 26 primary. As I’ve said before, it’s a case of “Vote for the crook, it’s important!”
I think Berkowitz could still win even against Parnell she is only behind by a few points in polls against Parnell and has 50% more cash on hand.
Any news on Young buying adds? I would imagine he would, even though he was outraised he has 100% more money then Parnell. Young currenlty has 460,000 COH while Parnell has 208,000. I would imagine and hope that Young spends all that money to win the primary. Hopefully Young finds some smears against Parnell and can attack weakening Parnell for the general in case she wins.
I would love to see a poll for this primary next week, in order to see what LeDoux huge add buy got her and to see how in danger Young really is.
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