Morning Digest: Outside spending intensifies ahead of all-Democratic House race in Louisiana
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. LeadMorning Digest: Outside spending intensifies ahead of all-Democratic House race in Louisiana
The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Leading Off ● LA-02: With less than two weeks to go before the all-Democratic April 24 runoff, EMILY's List has launched what Politico reports is a $341,000 TV buy in support of state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson. This appears to be the first negative TV commercial of the campaign directed against Peterson's foe, fellow state Sen. Troy Carter, though a pro-Carter PAC recently launched a spot against Peterson. Carter led Peterson by a 36-23 margin during the March 24 all-party primary, but no one has released any polls since then that might indicate whether Carter still has an advantage for the second round of voting. EMILY's ad features a jazz band (this is a spot airing in New Orleans, after all) playing as the narrator argues that Carter is «out of tune»—here a saxophonist sounds a discordant note—and only «pretend[s] to be progressive.» The commercial goes on to declare that Carter is «endorsed by Republicans» (a statement that's followed by a harsh piano chord bringing the music to a halt) and that he «doesn't support the Green New Deal.» By contrast, the narrator says, Peterson is the one who «is on beat with us» and praises her for «fighting for COVID relief and affordable healthcare for our community» as the band plays harmoniously. Read more