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NRSC attacks Carmona on earmarks in Arizona Senate race
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is launching a new ad in the Arizona Senate race that targets Democratic candidate Richard Carmona on his support for earmarks.
The ad, backed by a $570,000 buy, charges that not only is Carmona "pro-ObamaCare," but also he supports increased spending and increased taxes to pay for it. It also charges he would reverse the ban on earmarks in Congress.
"Who on earth thinks that's a good idea? No wonder Obama hand-picked him," a narrator says.
Republican Rep. Jeff Flake has been an outspoken opponent of earmarks in Congress and a strong supporter of the ban. The issue came up in their first debate, when Carmona defended the use of earmarks in certain situations, arguing that "all earmarks are not pork" and that the ban is contributing to congressional gridlock.
The conservative Club for Growth also targeted Carmona's position in favor of earmarks in an ad released earlier this week.
Flake and Carmona are locked in one of the most contentious Senate battles, and the Democrat has shown surprising strength in a red-leaning state. The competitive nature of the race have caused both Democratic and Republican outside groups to invest millions of dollars in the race in recent weeks.
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