Posted on 10/24/2006 12:49:46 PM PDT by SmithL
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has entered the contentious race between Democratic nominee Jerry McNerney and GOP Rep. Richard Pombo, signalling that the party's internal polling may be favorable for the challenger.
An ad funded by the committee starts running today in the Sacramento TV market, according to spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield. The cost won't be known until the committee posts its expenses on the Federal Election Commission website, per 24-hour reporting rules. Click here to view the ad.
The spot accuses Pombo of voting to raise his own salary eight times -- worth $31,000 -- but voted in 2003 against an amendment that would have given troops in Iraq and Afghanistan a $1,500 bonus.
A voiceover then says, "There's a better choice. Jerry McNerney. An independent businessman committeed to our future."
Up until now, the DCCC had spent little cash in this district while its Republican counter-part has spent $1.3 million on either pro-Pombo or anti-McNerney electioneering.
The Pombo camp will no doubt have a swift response, which I'll post as soon as I receive it.
(Excerpt) Read more at cctextra.com ...
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