NRA airs 'thank you' ad for Ayotte for gun vote
That, and probably a few hundred thousand $$$. Ain't it nice to be appreciated?
"Sen. Kelly Ayotte, the New Hampshire Republican who's been derided by gun control groups for her "no" vote on expanding background checks last month, is getting some support on the airwaves with a new television spot from the National Rifle Association.
The 30-second ad, airing as part of a $25,000 buy on Manchester-based WMUR, seeks to dispel the notion that Ayotte is opposed to new gun laws.
"Kelly Ayotte voted for a bipartisan plan to make background checks more effective," a narrator is the spot says. "Ayotte voted for a bipartisan plan to reform our broken mental health system. Ayotte voted for more resources to prosecute criminals who use guns. Kelly Ayotte stands with prosecutors and police for New Hampshire values."
The ad, along with an op-ed penned by Ayotte, stress the senator's past votes on measures repairing a background check system she regards as broken, as well as making prosecutions easier for criminals who use guns..."
More: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/08/nra-airs-thank-you-ad-for-ayotte-for-gun-vote/?hpt=hp_bn3