"Amrican Crossroads", the "independent" group formed by Karl Rove and former RNC chair Ed Gillespie, has purchased 110 spots at a cost of $309,370 on WMUR.
Assuming that American Crossroads stays true to form, this will be a negative, nasty ad basically accusing Paul Hodes of destroying America.
Ironic that Karl Rove wants to do anything in New Hampshire, as he does not like our state very much, and has little respect for New Hampshire voters. As you may recall, in remarks given after George W. Bush was elected, he sarcastically referred to Berliln, NH as a "critical intellectual center."
I am guessing that Kelly Ayotte will not ask American Crossroads to stay out of the race. Back in the spring, she attacked Americans for Job Security as a secretive out of state group when it attacked her. Since consistency is not her strong point, she will not call on AC to stop running ads or to disclsoe where all its money is coming from.
Expect more of these out of state extreme right wing groups to attack not only Paul Hodes, but also Annie Kuster and Carol Shea-Porter, as well as Governor Lynch. New Hampshire is crucial to their efforts.
Rove's comment about Berlin (it really gives you a sense of what a smug, self important guy Rove is):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
Types of ads run by American Crossroads: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo...
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