Kentucky Senate: NRSC pulls it's ads

[WI_DEM]

The NRSC has pulled its ads attacking Attorney General Jack Conway (D) in the Kentucky Senate race. The Republican committee cancelled its media buy for this week, a source who monitors media buying told Hotline On Call.

As with all ad cancellations in tight races, there are 2 ways of looking at the significance of the NRSC's move.

Democrats say it's a sign that Republicans are increasingly nervous about ophthalmologist Rand Paul's (R) chances against Conway. They point to recent polling that shows Conway closing on Paul's once very sizable lead and note that Paul was not the NRSC's preferred candidate in the race.

Republicans push back on those suggestions. They question recent polling and insist that the cancellation occurred because they are that confident in Paul's position. They also predict that they will go back on the air in Kentucky before Election Day.

Kentucky was the first state where the NRSC went on the air. In that ad, the committee tied Conway to Pres. Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/

[rocktivity]

1. Posted this only fifteen minutes ago

and it's working ALREADY!!!

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Inuca]

2. Defeating baby Paul would be

SO sweet! Papa Paul should be embarassed.

[Aramchek]

3. ahahahahahahahaaaaa!!! that's what you get when you run a nutbag!

let's watch as this pattern repeats itself elsewhere.

[KingFlorez]

4. It doesn't make sense to pull out of a competitive race

They say they are confident about Paul, but I don't buy it.

[Cha]

5. Yeah, they'd keep hammering..or are they running low

on money and need to be frugal?

[gkhouston]

6. Wow, this could be the start of something big. I keep wondering how much of

what I've been hearing on the news is lies (about the polls and such). I know that traditionally midterm years are bad for incumbents and weak economies are bad for incumbents but the Republicans have been so effin' tone deaf to the daily concerns of ordinary people that it's gotta hurt. Woohoo!

[karynnj]

7. This is weird - I wonder if they know about something we don't

Even in the recent very good poll, he is still ahead - and even if he were the one 2% behind, you would think that they were still work to get him in in this very red state. It could even be what they said that they are comfortable enough to leave and return.

[AlinPA]

8. They obviously think that they have it in the bag now.

[Dawson Leery]

9. Strange.

Is there something horrific in Rand's background that they know about, but we do not know of, yet?

[era veteran]

10. I can't figure out Conway's campaign, there are so many

issues to hammer the dullard Paul on. He knows jack shit about Kentucky.

[JustAmused]

11. Other ads are running though

Grover Norquist's group and the C of C have running ads against Conway here...a lot. They might think those are enough. Who knows with that bunch. I think Jack can pull this off though.