Congressman Cory Gardner and U.S. Sen. Mark Udall. (The Denver Post)
Two new ads supporting Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, who faces a tough challenge from Congressman Cory Gardner, both contain talking points worth talking about.
The ads are part of a slew of campaign commercials released in the last 24 hours targeting Colorado’s Senate race, one of the most watched in the nation.
The League of Conservation Voters’ features a woman noting Gardner’s record on the environment and women’s health and claims the Republican “isn’t telling the whole truth.”
“Nice guy, right?” she says as two of Gardner’s ads appear on the screen. “But slick TV ads don’t change Cory Gardner’s record of protecting polluters.”
In addition, she says, Gardner still supports a bill that .
“That’s why nonpartisan groups give Cory Gardner a failing grade,” the woman says as she walks by scorecards for the League of Conservation Voters and Planned Parenthood. Nonpartisan? OK, maybe they’re registered that way but both groups overwhelmingly support Democratic candidates and causes. Both have endorsed Udall.
on the issue of the federal government spying on its own citizens, an issue that thrust Udall into the limelight .
“Mass collection of our phone and internet records started under a Republican President, continued under a Democratic one. I won’t tolerate it,” he says. “As Coloradans, our rights include the freedom to be left alone. And that’s why I approve this message.”
The ad quotes The Denver Post praising Udall for “using his position on the Senate Intelligence Committee to crusade against spying activities that encroach on individual freedom and privacy” — but that line came in an controversial .
