We told you this was coming.
That’s the new ad on the air in Colorado Senate race, to our knowledge the first TV spot to invoke the recent scandal involving GOP candidate Ken Buck’s refusal to prosecute a case of alleged date rape in 2005. Sponsored by Women’s Voices Women Vote Action Fund, we’re awaiting information on the size of the buy–if it’s big, this ad is going to hurt.
But before this scandal even made it into a TV spot, which we knew from the moment it broke that it would, it was already harming Buck in polls–just from the press coverage. We can’t say exactly what the polls will look like after a week of “buyer’s remorse” in prime time, but Buck’s not going to like it.
UPDATE: WVWVAF’s release follows, described as a “high six-figure multi-media campaign.”
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Women’s Voices. Women Vote Action Fund Unveils Major Media Campaign in Colorado
High Heels Featured Prominently in TV Ads Targeted to Colorado Women
Colorado-Today, Women’s Voices. Women Vote Action Fund (WVWVAF) begins a major advertising campaign designed to make sure Colorado candidates reflect women’ s concerns. ” The women of Colorado have incredibly high stakes and are facing important choices in 2010, and WVWVAF is committed to making sure candidates are listening to what voters really want,” said Page Gardner, president of WVWVAF.
WVWVAF’s high six-figure multi-media campaign is comprised of broadcast and cable, radio and online advertising. The broadcast and cable spot features Leslie Allen, a Boulder resident who calls Ken Buck to task for stating he should be elected because he “doesn’ t wear high heels,” questions his refusal to prosecute a rape by explaining the victim had a case of “buyer’ s remorse” and his opposition to a woman’ s right to choose even in the case of rape or incest. The spot begins airing Wednesday, October 20.
The advertising campaign began Thursday, Oct 14 with a radio spot highlighting Michael Bennett’s support of key women’s issues, including his votes to extend unemployment benefits, rein in abuse by credit card companies and support fair pay, as well as his pro-choice principles.
All three spots encourage Colorado women to make their voices heard by contacting Michael Bennett and Ken Buck and urging them to support policies that help, not hinder, Colorado women and families.
“The women of Colorado need to have their voices heard and respected and their concerns addressed — whether they wear high heels or cowboy boots. They are facing too many questions of critical importance to stay silent,” concluded Gardner.
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Why don’t those uppity women just take what’s given them and quit complaining? Next thing you know, they’ll want their own credit cards. Sheesh!
are going to see this. Buck’s numbers with women is about to crater.
Last I saw he’s losing men now.
My shitkicker step brother said it best, “He might as well had said it’s OK to hit girls if they have it coming.”
While I was updating the situation (he lives in WY atm, working on a ranch, so he occasionally sees a wayward CO political ad) he looked like I was telling a story about Chinese torture. Horrified fascination.
Buck is the first conservative he’s ever hated. And if one person has one example, it’s true of everyone (not my rules, but I’ll use them).
I was at a lunch with him a few weeks ago and clear they were worried about the abortion issue. Bennet outpolls like 2 to 1 one this issue.
The fact that GOPWarrior is referring to it as a “smear campaign” shows that it hurts.
I hope it’s shown widely.
but more broadly (choice) for its intended female audience.
Let’s hope it’s a waaaay big buy.
The FactCheck people can quibble about three words, but it’s on the money all the way.
Women and gays and their families and friends will have a hard time liking Buck enough to vote for him. The question is if this moves enough of the independent vote, and pulls some squishy Buck voters too.
The one thing I don’t like is that it’s by an independent group, and if you’re going to gripe about Citizen’s United you have to walk the walk, even if your team is being heavily outspent.
For those who might
lieshillclaim that one Senator’s views on choice are nearly irrelevant considerthe minute I saw it.
Last I checked, abortion was still legal, right H-man?
gets worse
Does anyone have a quick link to that quote?
Still funny!
Ouch…
That’s gonna sting.
Could be big.
seems to have returned to the Mothership for further instructions, I have to ask — is that six figures including the ones on the other side of the decimal point? Because that would make a difference! Math, you know!
I can see the Beej response now:
“They say six digits, but the first four of those digits could be 0. Six digits could mean 000050. THATS ONLY 50 DOLLARS.”
…returning to earth…
Now, you really, truly, indisputably do
celebrating blow jobs and f***ing in every post you make! Retroactively, even.
Talk about advertising to the whole world that you are an idiot!!
LOL
YOU said those things; not me.
Infrastructure is yet?
How Infrastructures like Coast to Coast Rail and Interstate Highways were started By Republicans?
maybie how all that infrastructure is crumbling… Thus the money reinvested in America By Obama’s Stimulus is repairing and maintaining that Infrastructure?
or that Obamas restrictions on TARP will return an 8% Profit back to the federal treasury?
Possibly How for every dollar spent on food stamps returns $1.60 to the economy?
Figured any of that out bj?
Your mother must be so proud.
Still convinced the sun rises from and sets in your ass? We’re all laughing at you, narcissist boy.
Neanderthal man is a hoax. The work I do is more important than that of our soldiers. bjwilson.
Cheating the taxpayers 100 times a day with political rants on taxpayer time. bjwilson.
Everybody else is starting to get seriously worried about the outcome of the midterm elections.
You have your choice of math people. It’s like everyone’s dream come true!
that is NOT negative.
Now let’s have one on Personhood
here
Has to be TV.In fact a pretty hefty TV buy.
my comment above referred to the youTubes re 62
The second one last night.
but assuming the undecideds are the ones holding off, this ought to continue Buck’s nosedive, especially with women.
and fathers, brothers, sons, husbands … Too bad H-man didn’t have those crucial demograhic breakdowns in his cross-tabs.
And we’d probably vote the same
– if our mail-in ballots for zip code 81423 would ever make their way to 33301….snooze…
Their first question was about Buck & Bennet – telling me not to give them the liberal bullshit but to fairly list the differences. I told them about Buck’s stance on abortion and that was enough – voted for Bennet and moved on to the next.
On a funny note, my daughter asked if Jared was going to win for sure. When I said yes she then voted for the Republican because “she doesn’t want him to get a swelled head.” She likes Jared, but she wants to keep him hungry 🙂
But don’t worry, Tim! Even if David’s dumbass wife and daughter didn’t get your message about voting by one issue, I did. And my vote will reflect that.
Congratulations!
**Try to keep your bitches in the thread intended. Please.**
Vote Republican just to teach the Democrat a lesson.
…if they don’t buy an ad at the top of ColoradoPols?
There is a gap between the two ads currently at the top. All that needs to be done is to fit one ad into that gap and then, voila, there will now be two gaps between the ads in which two additional ads can be placed.
Repeat. Ad infinitum.
Result: infinite income!
Assuming, of course, that the “logic” used to argue against the soundness of the scientific theory of evolution (i.e., that there are numerous “gaps” in the fossil record) is, well, logical. Your mileage may vary.
This dead guy?
How about one of those dropmdown ones that takes over the screen for a minute and then you have to chase it around to close it down? Then he’d win for sure!
I wish Pols would allow easy jpg displays. I have one of my 93 year old mother after the recent primary election sitting in her chair, big smile, two “I voted” stickers on her blouse.
She has never missed an election. She has told her female offspring of how important this is. When I told the story to anyone listening at the polling place, there was applause…..and tears in my mother’s eyes.
This AM I thought she was dying; no, a major UTI which then caused a heart condition. She will probably have a pace maker in tomorrow or the day after.
As the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young says, “Teach your children well.” She taught me well, just call me a die hard liberal FDR Democrat.
When my Grandmother was 19 she went to vote in her first election. She was standing in line when a man walking by flipped a silver dollar to her saying this would help her make up her mind when voting.
that dollar is now a Family heirloom, I use it to hold down my cards when playing Poker.
There’s one amendment here in FL that I might need to consult your dollar on. I’ve gone back and forth on it.
My mother would have turned 21 in 1938, so it was probably 1940 before her first major election.
you die hard liberal FDR Democrat.
If we had more like you in this world, it would be a better place…