WASHINGTON — The ad isn’t exactly subtle — 10 children counting down to the detonation of a nuclear bomb. Nor is the message: that U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s with Iran will lead the world on the path to destruction.
But the conservative group is hoping its redux of the famous of the 1960s will shock voters into turning against the Colorado Democrat during his 2016 run for re-election.
“Bennet is a dangerous puppet, and we will never forget he voted to hold the American people hostage and sided with terrorists and madmen to silence the innocent people he represents here in Colorado,” said Jonathan Lockwood, executive director of the group, in a statement.
The ad buy launched Monday and Democrats immediately cried foul – calling the ad “deeply offensive.”
“The truth is Michael Bennet passed tough sanctions against Iran, has worked to prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon and is authoring legislation to make the Iran deal even stronger,” said Andrew Zucker, a Colorado Democratic Party spokesman, in a statement.
He also noted Lockwood had ties to the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch, two conservative powerbrokers.
Bennet was one of the last Democrats in the Senate to and in making that announcement also said he was helping to write legislation aimed at protecting Israel — as well as his political flank.
That bill could be unveiled in a matter of days.
An noted the broadcast portion of the Advancing Colorado buy was relatively small: $46,000.
