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Friday, May 23, 2008

Too Liberal For The Club

Filed under Senate RaceFiled under Television Ad
Posted at 11:30 AM
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Club For Growth launched a new ad in New Mexico on Thursday, "Budget" (subscription), that criticizes Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) for what the group says is her liberal stance on fiscal issues. The ad contrasts Wilson's votes in the House unfavorably with those of her opponent in the New Mexico Senate primary, Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.). "When it comes to this year's budget, tell Wilson to vote like Pearce," an announcer concludes.

"Budget" comes on the heels of another ad Club For Growth ran in the state between May 9 and May 16, which focused on Wilson's vote in favor of expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program last year. "S-CHIP" (subscription) ties Wilson to Hillary Rodham Clinton and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who also voted for the measure, which an announcer contends is "one of the largest tax hikes, welfare expansions, and government-run health care plans in history."

"S-CHIP encompasses a lot of things that Republicans tend not to like," said Club For Growth spokeswoman Nachama Soloveichik. "We thought it was important for Republicans in the state to know how their Republicans were voting on these types of bills."