A series of TV ads touting Republicans are airing in Colorado but it’s still unclear who is pushing the GOP charm offensive.
Opportunity News Media is the organization behind the $3 million TV campaign in Colorado and Ohio, according to . The spending — by the Associated Press — is expected to continue through the first week of September. A smaller campaign is also airing in Pennsylvania, AP reported.
From the AP story: “Filled with children, workers and people of different ethnicities, the ads promote Republicans as interested in creating jobs, improving access to education and caring for the middle class. Many of the 30-second spots end with rays of sunlight peeking out from clouds as an upbeat female narrator says, “There are people who still believe opportunity lives in America, and we call ourselves Republicans.”
at one of the group’s videos.
It’s not clear who is paying for the TV campaign. The organization sponsoring the 30-second TV spots lists its editor as John Hart, a former operative for Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, a Republican. The FCC documents also list the Center for American Opportunity, a conservative group, as a sponsor. But Hart that his organization separated from the group in recent months.
