SEIU Coming To Hare's Defense
The SEIU is coming to Rep. Phil Hare's (D-IL) defense, launching a radio and TV ad in his district on Wednesday.
The ads, obtained by Hotline On Call, attack restaurateur Bobby Schilling (R) on outsourcing -- the left's go to attack line on the economy this cycle.
The spots are significant because they show that labor is carefully picking its races this year. Unions readily admit they are going to be outspent by conservative third party groups, but they still plan to play a large role in selected races.
It is also important to note that SEIU is going in for Hare, who represents a district that President Obama carried with 57 percent of the vote. Hare wasn't considered highly vulnerable until about a month ago, when Republican polls showed his race with Schilling to be much tighter than anticipated. The DCCC consequently reserved air time in Hare's district.
The ad will air in the Quad Cities area of Illinois for a week starting today. The SEIU is spending more than $317K on airing the ads.
"150,000. That's how many Illinois jobs have been lost to unfair trade deals," the ad says. "But Bobby Schilling supports a new free trade deal with Korea. And Schilling says he'd support even more free trade deals."
Check it out below.
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