WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democrats’ campaign arm on Thursday began running its first ads in New Hampshire’s race that is quickly becoming more competitive.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee’s multimillion-dollar ad push, which will run through Election Day, criticizes likely Republican nominee Scott Brown for votes he cast while serving as senator from next-door Massachusetts. The ad also makes a direct appeal for older voters, who have great sway in New Hampshire.
“New Hampshire is a good place to grow older. We can depend on each other,” the ad’s narrator says in the 30-second spot. “But Scott Brown would turn his back on New Hampshire seniors. While representing Massachusetts, Scott Brown supported cuts to Medicare and Social Security.”
The narrator also adds: “And he voted to protect tax breaks for millionaires and big oil.”
Brown is expected to win his Sept. 9 primary and face Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a first-term Democrat and popular former governor.