Crossroads GPS Pours Millions Into Ad Campaign Attacking Democrats (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Republican-leaning fundraising group with ties to GOP strategist Karl Rove has launched a new phase of its $20 million ad campaign attacking Democrats.

Crossroads GPS is running television ads targeting five Democratic senators up for re-election in 2012. They are Bill Nelson of Florida, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Jon Tester of Montana, Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Ben Nelson of Nebraska.

The group also is running ads on national cable TV outlets and in presidential battleground states including Colorado, Iowa, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada and Virginia criticizing President Barack Obama. It's also targeting a handful of House districts.

The ads will begin running Friday. Crossroads is spending about $7 million on the effort.
Crossroads and an affiliated organization, American Crossroads, spent $38.6 million in 2010 against Democrats.

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[FACTISFACT]

03:35 AM on 07/12/2011

In recent days I find Pimps have entered the elections arena with special agenda to make ground for Jeb Bush by offering various baits to people. These political pimps are highly ill reputed because first that climb to power riding on the shoulders of the candidates as advisers then they through these candidates get up on the nation and F* **K it well and proper. Last time they did the same thing with the help of the war criminal G W Bush, and the nation is still sick and is unable to walk.

Now these political .pimp have come out to repeat the same F* **King game this time hiding behind the younger brother of G W Bush the War criminal.

[Tom Langley]

01:14 PM on 07/10/2011

Here we go. GOP not FOR anything, just against BHO. Couldn't be a more telling way to kick off the campaign. The GOP is bankrupt of ideas, the same old tired song and dance is all they can muster. So, hard to be for something that ruined the country, let's see - who can we blame that on? BHO.

[Phil Lunney]

01:23 AM on 07/10/2011

So soft, so concerned, it is almost like the Republican's care. But, notice there are no solutions, just the quiet fear that Karl is so good at. The Senators' tried to walk the GOP line, especially Ben Nelson, and here is his reward. Be afraid, be very afraid.

[mydoglucky]

08:10 PM on 07/09/2011

What a dumb commercial. Great house, nicely decorated and a bathroom with the newest fixtures. Seems to me the only thing this lady should worry about is if her country club dues get raised next year. Geesh.

[FrictionSoul]

03:16 PM on 07/09/2011

Time to turn off the TV and let these guys spend their millions for nothing. And do people actually believe these ads??

[ConsensusReality]

01:34 PM on 07/09/2011

almost hilarious, considering how the nelsons, mccaskill and tester have kissed repubican butts

[scorpioman]

01:34 PM on 07/09/2011

The dems had better get their act together in EVERY STATE where there is a Senate seat up for grabs!

[jqcitizen]

01:02 PM on 07/09/2011

Before Karl Rove was well known, two men helped put Bill Clinton into office. James Carville and Paul Begalla, repeated the mantra: "It's the Economy, Stupid!". Enough voters believed this and sent GHW Bush into retirement. The 8 years of the Clinton presidency were controversial in many ways, but there is no doubt that the country was well off financially only to go down hill at record pace once GW Bush took over. Starting with drawing down a US treasury surplus by giving generous tax breaks to those that didn't even need them. The promise was that this 'windfall' would terminate after 10 years.

Well, it is now 12 years and some politicians cry about needing more tax breaks and still have not figured out to pay for this or 2 wars that have lasted almost as long as these tax breaks.

Carville-Begalla, where are you? -We know it's about the economy, but for sure it won't be Sen. McConnell, Speaker Boehner or Karl offering up honest solutions. All they seem to say is that is Obamas fault for everything that has gone since Clinton left the White House. -Sort of like saying the W Bush era never existed.

[Tootsie56]

05:22 PM on 08/02/2011

Well said! F&F

[anothermoderate]

12:06 PM on 07/09/2011

And Rove is renown for supporting great American presidents isn't he?

[zSpin2001]

11:14 AM on 07/09/2011

Karl is and ever shall be a man of little wisdom and little integrity. I like the term regressive as it sums Karl's backward thinking. I also wonder what all the conservatives are afraid of? Zombie apocalypse?

[TYRANNASAURUS]

11:00 AM on 07/09/2011

Karl Rove-Backed Group Goes After Democratic Senators....

SO.........? They've been doing that for yyeeeaarrrssssss.

[andrc657]

10:52 AM on 07/09/2011

Karl Rove never had much credibility but since joining FOX NEWS, a media outlet known for misinformation and hate mongering, Rove has lost whatever vestige he possessed.

[blurredmolly]

03:21 PM on 07/11/2011

He never had any credibility.

[rustysc]

10:07 AM on 07/09/2011

The Cons are dead in every respect, and they know it...America ain't on your side Regressives.

[NMLurker]

08:46 AM on 07/09/2011

their power is slowly slipping away, they are on the wrong side of everthing American. all you have to do is watch the desperation in their faces. even if any of them ever smile it is a nervous ackward pretend smile. these guards of the uber rich will not lose their own bread and butter at all cost. we all know NOW they only care about them and them alone. so keep spending your money washed up Rove

[scorpioman]

01:36 PM on 07/09/2011

don't be so sure. Americans believe every BS ad they see on TV. And in the next year, we will see a LOT of BS ads!

[NMLurker]

08:36 AM on 07/09/2011

that's right, Heather Wilson and Karl are best buds now and his lying crossroads ads are all over the airwaves here in NM