Former Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) is up with a new ad promising a "better future" for America if he is elected.
"America is at a crossroads. Will we continue to decline, or begin to ascend again?" the Virginia Senate candidate asks in the ad. "I envision a better future: Where job creators are able to invest and grow, free of excessive regulations and taxes. Where we use America's energy resources to improve our quality of life, college is accessible and affordable, and we stop the devastating defense cuts."
Allen's campaign has stayed largely positive with its ads, though the defense cut line is a subtle dig at Democratic rival Tim Kaine, who supported the bipartisan last-minute plan to raise the debt ceiling last summer.
GOP-aligned super-PACs are spending heavily on the race to run negative attacks on Kaine, while Democratic groups have spent heavily to do the same to Allen, allowing Kaine to stay positive with his own ads. The two are locked in one of the tightest — and most expensive — Senate campaigns in the country.
