Take a look at the first TV ad from the Robin Carnahan campaign!
Presser below:
Congressman Blunt, the Very Worst of Washington, is Taken to Task for His Record of Waste, Corruption, and Sticking it to the Middle Class
The Story of How Congressman Blunt Helped Wreck the Economy, then Led the Charge to Pass the Wall Street Bailout That Stuck Middle Class Taxpayers With a $700 Billion Tab – All While Raking in Over $1.6 Million in Wall Street Donations
Watch the New Ad: Here
St. Louis, MO – Today Robin Carnahan’s Senate campaign rolled out their first television ad, “Nine Years Later.” The ad holds Congressman Blunt accountable for his Washington record of helping wreck the economy, bailing out Wall Street, and sticking middle class families with the bill.
“Not shying from his record of waste, corruption and sticking it to the middle class, Congressman Blunt bragged that giving Wall Street $700 billion in taxpayer money was one of the ‘high points’ during his 14 years in Washington,” said Linden Zakula, Robin Carnahan’s spokesman. “This ad tells the story of how Congressman Blunt has become the very worst of Washington – wasting tax dollars and fighting for corporate special interests while sticking it to the middle class.”
Congressman Blunt did not just vote for the $700 billion Wall Street bailout, but was also a key architect and actually boasted about twisting arms and changing votes to shove the bill through Congress. But the story of Congressman Blunt’s loyalty to corporate special interests actually started years earlier when Blunt voted to deregulate Wall Street and let them run hog wild – ultimately running our economy into the ditch. In the end, Congressman Blunt’s Washington insider record earned Wall Street $700 billion, Congressman Blunt over $1.6 million, and stuck middle-class families with the bill.
Just this week, Congressman Blunt made more headlines for his role in the $700 billion Wall Street bailout for his efforts to distort his record on the issue. As the Associated Press reported, “Before he was against it, U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt was for a 2008 bill authorizing up to $700 billion to shore up banks and other troubled financial institutions. In fact, Blunt helped negotiate its details and – as House Republican whip – helped round up enough votes to ensure its passage.” [Associated Press, 8/8/2010]
Robin has been a fierce defender of consumers, getting back more than $10 billion for wronged investors and saving Missouri small businesses $12 million.
Robin is running for the U.S. Senate Seat currently held by U.S. Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) who is retiring. She is currently in her second term as Missouri Secretary of State where she has worked across party lines to protect consumers by standing up to big institutions and getting more than $10 billion returned to wronged investors, and to cut red tape for small businesses so they can save resources and create more jobs. A breast cancer survivor with a background in business and law, Robin also still oversees her family’s cattle farm in Rolla, MO. For more information on Robin’s background and values, visit: www.RobinCarnahan.com
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