Duffy Gets The Log Rolling
Here's an ad that jumped out from the many we see at Hotline On Call every day: Former "Real World" star and former Ashland Co. DA Sean Duffy (R-WI) uses his background as a lumberjack competitor to make the case the Washington needs fresh blood.
"Washington's reckless spending and government growth is spinning our country out of control," Duffy says. In the background a "career politician" in a suit stands on a log in a lake and spins it so a senior citizen, a construction worker and a child are forced off.
It ends with Duffy facing off on the log against the politician. "I'm Sean Duffy and I approve this message because it's time we dunk our career politicians and we get America back on track," Duffy says as he spins the politician off the log.
The ad went up Wednesday morning with a "significant" district-wide buy, according to his campaign. It was produced by the Strategy Group For Media.
Duffy is running against state Sen. Julie Lassa (D) for retiring Rep. David Obey's (D) seat in WI 07. The race has been targeted by both the NRCC and the DCCC; they have each aired IE ads in the district.
NRCC polling reported by Hotline On Call on Wednesday showed Duffy holding a 52% to 38% edge over Lassa. Lassa's camp released an internal poll on Tuesday that showed her trailing by a single point.
Terrific video!
What's significant about the two internal polls is that Lassa's numbers are static - she's at about 40% in both her own poll and Duffy's. Duffy's support is the one that varies between the two polls.
This tends to imply that undecideds and 'weak leaners' are leaning to Duffy. If so, Lassa has a very hard road to hoe to pull this race out. And ads like this will only make her job that much tougher...