GOP Ads Having Opposite Of Intended Effect
Interesting...
I suspect that a lot Congressional Republicans will be having problems like this as the 2006 elections approach. These people were put in office to pursue a small government, lower-taxes agenda, yet pretty much all they've done since being put in office is spend and pretty much ignore the majority of conservative ideals.
If the Democrats were on the ball they could mop up with candidates who could convince voters that they'll go to Washington looking to cut taxes and spending. Sadly, though, the Dems aren't offering much in the way of alternatives.
Washington, D.C. — Results from a poll by the Club for Growth, the nation’s leading free-market advocacy organization with over 33,000 members, show that a Rhode Island TV ad campaign by the National Republican Senatorial Committee designed to help liberal incumbent Senator Lincoln Chafee appears to be angering core Republican voters and driving up support for his Republican primary challenger, Cranston, Rhode Island, Mayor Stephen Laffey.
The poll of 300 Republican primary voters was conducted by National Research Inc. on Nov. 14-15. The poll asked whether respondents had seen television ads about Stephen Laffey. Among those who had, three out of four respondents said the ads either made them more likely to support Laffey or had no effect. Among those who reported that the ads affected their views, nearly three out of five of those (or 58%) respondents reported they were more likely to support Laffey.
“From bridges to nowhere to campaign ads that have the opposite of their intended effect, some Republicans in Washington are proving that they are simply no good at spending other people’s money effectively,” said Pat Toomey, President of the Club for Growth. “If the NRSC really wants to win the support of GOP members in Rhode Island, they should try encouraging Sen. Lincoln Chafee to vote for what the Republican party is supposed to stand for — a pro-growth agenda of limited government, lower taxes and less federal spending.”
I suspect that a lot Congressional Republicans will be having problems like this as the 2006 elections approach. These people were put in office to pursue a small government, lower-taxes agenda, yet pretty much all they've done since being put in office is spend and pretty much ignore the majority of conservative ideals.
If the Democrats were on the ball they could mop up with candidates who could convince voters that they'll go to Washington looking to cut taxes and spending. Sadly, though, the Dems aren't offering much in the way of alternatives.
