Anti-Todd Akin commercials: they’re not just for Missouri anymore.
Voters in New York’s 24th Congressional District race turned on their TVs over the weekend and found Akin, the controversial Republican nominee for Senate in Missouri, starring in an ad aimed just at them. The district, which includes Syracuse and miles of Lake Ontario coastline, is represented by Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, a tea party-backed Republican who was swept into office on the 2010 wave. It’s now a top target for flipping for national Democrats, who hope to put the man Buerkle defeated — Dan Maffei — back into office.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=95018