Club for Growth released its first ad of the 2014 election cycle, calling Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) President Obama's "best ally" in Arkansas.
"He's the only Arkansan in Congress today who voted for ObamaCare, the only one who voted for the Obama stimulus. He joined Obama to bail out the Wall Street banks. Who is he? Mark Pryor," the ad's narrator says. "He's supposed to be our senator, but Mark Pryor is really Barack Obama's best ally in Arkansas. When you vote for Pryor, you vote for Obama. It's that simple."
The well-funded group, known for spending big to back fiscally conservative candidates in GOP primaries, is notably targeting a Democrat in their first ad of the year. But the Club may be sending a signal to one of its favorite lawmakers, Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), that if he challenges Pryor for the Senate seat, they'll have his back in the state.
No Republican has announced a bid against Pryor yet, though Cotton is mulling a run.
The ad will launch Friday on broadcast and cable television in Arkansas, and the group says it's spending six figures to run it, a substantial buy in the inexpensive state.
