WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton hasn’t run a TV ad in Colorado since July, but on Monday her campaign said it planned buy to commercials in Denver, Colorado Springs and Grand Junction for the final week of the campaign.
Asked about the timing, her Colorado staff said the new ads were not in response to the over Clinton’s e-mails. Rather, they said the intent is to help candidates such as Morgan Carroll and Gail Schwartz, two Colorado Democrats looking to unseat Republican U.S. Reps. Mike Coffman and Scott Tipton, respectively.
“We have a robust lead in ballots returned, but Colorado Democrats have competitive races to win across the state. And Hillary Clinton is committed to electing progressives up and down the ballot to make a real difference for families in Colorado,” said Emmy Ruiz, Clinton’s Colorado director, in a statement.
Her campaign aides did not disclose the size of the buy, other than to say it would cost six figures and include two ads — both of which attack the temperament of Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee.
Most recent polls have shown Clinton ahead in Colorado; had Clinton with a lead of 5 percentage points. As of Monday morning, Democrats had than Republicans, according to state figures.
But Trump has made a last-minute push to capture Colorado, campaigning in the state .
“It is obvious that the Clinton campaign is running scared. The good people of Colorado like what they see and hear from Donald Trump and reject the 30 years of failed policies and constant scandals Hillary Clinton has given them. America will be great again when Donald Trump is president,” said Patrick Davis, a Trump senior adviser.
