Crossroads launches six-state, $4.7M Senate ad buy


By Cameron Joseph - 08/15/12 09:47 AM ET

The Republican outside group Crossroads GPS is up with $4.7 million worth of ads in six key Senate races, another big investment from the organization.
The ads attack Democratsin Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin, Nevada, Missouri and Montana. The buy brings the group's two-week spending spree to a total of $8.9 million, more than many Senate campaigns will raise and spend on the entire election.

Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D) is the Crossroads' main target: They're spending $1.55 million agaisnt him on two ads criticizing his tenure as governor as well as his support for a bipartisan deal to raise the debt ceiling last summer.

They're spending $1.33 million hitting Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) on the economy, $770,000 to hit Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) on deficit spending, $680,000 attacking Rep. Shelley Berkley's (D-Nev.) ethics, $300,000 hitting Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) on regulations and the deficit and $250,000 criticizing Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on deficit spending.

The group, which was co-founded by top GOP strategist Karl Rove, does not have to disclose its donors and plans to spend upwards of $200 million along with its sister organization, American Crossroads, on the presidential and Senate elections this cycle.
Crossroads launches six-state, $4.7M Senate ad buy - The Hill's Ballot Box