Pat Toomey's campaign is going on TV statewide tonight with six new ads -- we'll put the text of each (provided by the campaign) after the jump.
Link to video here.
Besides the simple earliness of the ad buy -- which puts him in further contrast to Joe Sestak, who was applauded for pouncing late in the Dem primary -- they also set a notably negative pace. The first spot (called "Generations") is a regular introductory ad, describing Toomey a "taxpayer hero" and featuring a cameo from his 9-year-old daughter. Another ("One Party") is also introductory, but the final four are focused on Joe Sestak, attacking him on spending, taxes, cap-and-trade and health care reform.
UPDATE: The health insurance ad ran on KDKA-TV during the 5 p.m. news.
Text of the six ads (all but one of them 15 seconds long) is below:
TV: 30 – “Generations” (Watch here)
Trillion dollar bailouts and deficits, government-run health care, record unemployment.
Had enough?
Pat Toomey is a former small business owner who’s created Pennsylvania jobs.
He’s been called a “taxpayer hero” who “puts principles ahead of party line obedience.”
Toomey’s taken on both parties when they waste tax dollars.
I’m Pat Toomey and I approve this message because future generations deserve better.
Bridget Toomey (age 9): And I agree.
More jobs, less government. Pat Toomey.
TV: 15 – “One Party” (Watch here)
Want to stop the extreme spending from Washington’s one-party rule?
Pat Toomey’s been called a “taxpayer hero” (Citizens Against Government Waste)
Who put “principles ahead of party-line obedience” (Morning Call, 10/15/00)
More jobs, less government. Pat Toomey.
I’m Pat Toomey and I approved this message.
TV: 15 - “Trillion” (Watch here)
Joe Sestak voted for record national debt (
Vote #46, 02/04/10)
Then he said this about the stimulus bill: “It’s the minimum amount needed. I would have voted for $1 trillion.” (NBC WCAU, 02/22/09)
That’s liberal. That’s Joe Sestak.
I’m Pat Toomey and I approved this message.
TV: 15 - “Death Tax” (Watch here)
Joe Sestak voted for trillions in higher taxes (RC #377, 05/17/07) (
Heritage Foundation, 05/17/07)
And he even wants to bring back the Death Tax (Vote #959, 10/10/07)
Letting the IRS take half of your savings when you die (
IRS, “FAQs about the New Tax Rules for Executors for 2010”)
That’s liberal. That’s Joe Sestak.
I’m Pat Toomey and I approved this message.
TV: 15 - “Cap-and-Trade” (Watch here)
Joe Sestak voted for the cap-and-trade energy tax (
RC #477, 06/26/09)
Experts say it will kill thousands of Central Pennsylvania jobs (different versions in different geographic areas)
That’s liberal. That’s Joe Sestak.
I’m Pat Toomey and I approved this message.
TV: 15 - “Health Insurance” (Watch here)
Joe Sestak voted for government-run health care (RC#165, 03/21/10)
But he went much further. Sestak voted to permit banning all private health insurance (HR 3200, Education and Labor Committee,
Vote #19, 07/17/09)
That’s really liberal. That’s Joe Sestak.
I’m Pat Toomey and I approved this message.
