Libertea Party
09-30-2010, 03:10 PM
In addition to going up with ad buys in #CTSEN, @DSCC is canceling some buys in #KYSEN, per sources. http://twitter.com/FixAaron/status/26012690608
And that makes Kentucky Democrats very sad:
http://www.lazy-lranch.com/sad.gif
UPDATE: From Hotline
(http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/09/dscc_cancels_ad.php)
The DSCC has canceled some ad reservations in Kentucky, a likely sign that the Democratic committee is re-evaluating whether it is worth spending money there this year.
A Republican source who monitors ad buys told Hotline On Call that the DSCC has canceled reservations there for next week. The DSCC had reserved about $292K worth of air time during that time span.
The move may indicate that Democrats view the race between AG Jack Conway (D) and ophthalmologist Rand Paul (R) as moving outside their grasp.
It is worth noting, however, the Democrats reserved $1.6M in Kentucky and have yet to go on the air there. Therefore, the DSCC is not completely pulling out of the state. They could still use their later reservations to air ads.
The DSCC declined to comment on its ad buy strategy.
The cancellation is another indication that the DSCC is re-evaluating its spending strategy as some states that were believed to be sure things have become increasingly competitive. Earlier Wednesday, the DSCC reserved air time in Connecticut, a state the was firmly in the Democratic column at the beginning of the cycle. The DSCC reserved $250K in Connecticut, roughly the same amount it is canceling in Kentucky.
The cancellation also comes a day after the DSCC unexpectedly went up in West Virginia, a sign that that race has also tightened.
Not all the news this week has been bad for Democrats, though. In Washington and California -- two races that looked like pick up opportunities for the GOP just a month ago -- Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) appear to be opening up leads in recent polls.
And that makes Kentucky Democrats very sad:
http://www.lazy-lranch.com/sad.gif
UPDATE: From Hotline
(http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/09/dscc_cancels_ad.php)
The DSCC has canceled some ad reservations in Kentucky, a likely sign that the Democratic committee is re-evaluating whether it is worth spending money there this year.
A Republican source who monitors ad buys told Hotline On Call that the DSCC has canceled reservations there for next week. The DSCC had reserved about $292K worth of air time during that time span.
The move may indicate that Democrats view the race between AG Jack Conway (D) and ophthalmologist Rand Paul (R) as moving outside their grasp.
It is worth noting, however, the Democrats reserved $1.6M in Kentucky and have yet to go on the air there. Therefore, the DSCC is not completely pulling out of the state. They could still use their later reservations to air ads.
The DSCC declined to comment on its ad buy strategy.
The cancellation is another indication that the DSCC is re-evaluating its spending strategy as some states that were believed to be sure things have become increasingly competitive. Earlier Wednesday, the DSCC reserved air time in Connecticut, a state the was firmly in the Democratic column at the beginning of the cycle. The DSCC reserved $250K in Connecticut, roughly the same amount it is canceling in Kentucky.
The cancellation also comes a day after the DSCC unexpectedly went up in West Virginia, a sign that that race has also tightened.
Not all the news this week has been bad for Democrats, though. In Washington and California -- two races that looked like pick up opportunities for the GOP just a month ago -- Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) appear to be opening up leads in recent polls.