Dem Opponent Slams McConnell Over Shutdown In Fiery Web Ad

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, the Democratic challenger to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), slammed the senator for his role in the government shutdown in a new web ad released Monday.

"Mitch McConnell can't light the house on fire, then claim credit for putting it out, especially while it's still burning," the 30-second spot's narrator said over an image of a burning home. Despite telling constituents that a government shutdown "won't stop Obamacare," McConnell had refused to intervene in the shutdown fight until a debt crisis reared its head. He has since vowed that the government will not be shuttered again over the health care law.

The ad's narrator went on to argue that McConnell's shutdown politics hurt Kentucky's economy and pointed out that McConnell called himself a "proud guardian of gridlock," blocking Congress over 400 times.

A survey from Public Policy Polling, released a day after McConnell struck a deal with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to avoid a debt default, showed Grimes leading McConnell 45 percent to 43 percent.

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[AndyA]

1. Great ad! I sure hope Alison wins

Most Americans want Congress to work together. The exception to that is the Tea Baggers, who hate the country, hate its people, hate government and want to see it fail.

Every sane person realizes this isn't the way to go. It's way past time for McConnell to retire, and it looks like Alice may be the one to help him move on to the next chapter of his life.

[BlueCaliDem]

2. Wow. Powerful, attention-grabbing ad! LOVE it! eom

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

3. Fantastic ad!

I saw it on the national news this morning. Quite powerful.

[JohnnyLib2]

4. Wow!

Making another donation.....

[cui bono]

5. "proud guardian of gridlock" should get him impeached!

They are not there for gridlock, they are there to run the country. I don't think there is one person on either side who thinks you can run a country with gridlock.

[perdita9]

6. I need to send Alison some money

Kentucky deserves a decent representative in the Senate

[okaawhatever]

12. You may have a link to her website, but i'll publish this for others who can contribute or want to

follow her. She also has facebook and twitter accounts. Be careful since the Republicans bought a few sites with similar names to hers prior to her officially announcing.

http://alisonforkentucky.com/

[LittleGirl]

7. We could use that ad

against Ron Barber in D-AZ for voting for the shutdown and then voting to get the gov't back to work.
I won't vote for him for it. I wasn't in AZ during the election that he won but I am NOW.

[okaawhatever]

13. I was wondering if George Clooney would come out and back her. I know Alison's father and George's

father were both active in the Democratic party politics in Kentucky. Just curious if George would do it especially since Mitch's position gives the election national importance.

[Plucketeer]

9. Excellent ad! nt

[RussBLib]

10. nitpick

McConnel is in the Senate, not "the house."

[Caretha]

24. The first sentence of the ad

makes note that he's in the senate, maybe you just didn't notice.

[Thucydides]

11. This needs to go viral, facebook, youtube, myspace and twitter it to everyone you know

Especially the RW friends and relatives. I am.

[okaawhatever]

14. Have you seen her other add? The one that featured her grandmothers? Well, when she ran for sec of

state she used the one with both grandmothers. When she announced the Senate run they updated it, but one grandmother passed away. It was brilliant as well. Here's an article that came out a couple hours ago about the new ad.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/10/28/mitch-mcconnell-political-arsonist/

[Thucydides]

16. No I have not seen the other add,

Your link only shows the OP ad. I have family in Kentucky, they are pretty much left of center, not many of them vote though. If you could provide a link to the grandmother ad, I would very much like to watch.

[okaawhatever]

17. Here is her video page. Sorry I couldn't get the individual link. It's the first video titled the

campaign begins.

http://alisonforkentucky.com/videos/

[Thucydides]

21. Great Stuff!

Loved the Elsie and Thelma vids, those are getting sent to some special relatives!!!! Thelma (the one on the right?) looks like my grandma (very much), and as much of a firecracker!

[okaawhatever]

22. that's awesome. I loved the "what rhymes with Mitch".....I don't remember if you're the one who said

she hadn't spoken on the issues yet, but if you were she does have a page on her website dedicated to her position on issues.

[Thucydides]

23. That was not me.

I come from a long line of left leaning liberals, My crazy ass uncle is what you would call a Yellow Dog Democrat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_dog_Democrat


His favorite political song is this

Some in my family tree are what you would call blue dog Democrats
http://uspolitics.about.com/od/democrats/a/Blue-Dog-Democrat.htm

I am what some would call a humanist, die hard young democrat. Cheers to my crazy ass yellow dog uncle, believe it, he his fruitcake, in a good way!

[Left Coast2020]

18. If Alison wins, it should be a big kick in the ass to repukes/TP

[blue-wave]

19. This is the message

that needs to be first and foremost in the voters minds when they walk into the voting booth on election day 2014. Great creative commercial, I hope to see many more.

[Heather MC]

25. Oh Snap!!!!!!! Best Ad Ever

I wish I could vote for her!!!

[SDjack]

20. I would like to see this ad tailored for Rep. Renee Elmers (NC-2). Hmm,

do all the GOP leaders and Tea Partiers.

[Uncle Joe]

26. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, DonViejo.

[IllinoisBirdWatcher]

27. Rec'd for the title "...Fiery Web Ad" and because it is a great ad

I'd already seen the ad, but loved the title of your post.

As someone posted earlier, this needs to go viral.