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Democratic PAC hits Duffy, GOP on economy

By Josh Lederman - 10/17/11 09:58 AM ET

House Majority PAC is launching a multi-front ad campaign against incumbent Republicans, hoping voter frustration with Wall Street will stick to the GOP in the House.

The Democratic PAC confirmed it will spend six figures to target Reps. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), Charlie Bass (R-N.H.) and Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) and air on broadcast and cable over a week.

"It shouldn't surprise us Duffy voted for tax cuts for millionaires, tax cuts for Wall Street, even to protect profits for companies that ship jobs overseas," the narrator in the ad says.

The ad also hits Duffy on a personal level, arguing he enjoys lavish food and a generous salary while constituents suffer.

"While Sean Duffy struggles to keep sushi on his table, maybe he should work to keep food on ours," it says.

The Wall Street-centric attack could be an attempt to build on the momentum of the "Occupy Wall Street" protests, which are garnering more and more national media attention to a group that blames corporate excesses for the country's economic difficulties. While some have dubbed the group the "Tea Party of the left" and many Democrats have cautiously embraced the movement, many Republicans, including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), have likened them to riotous mobs.

House Majority PAC, which supports Democratic House candidates, has raised $2.1 million since it was formed in April and spent $1.3 million, as of the end of September.

Watch the ad:


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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/campaign-ads/187881-democratic-pac-hits-duffy-gop-on-economy-

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