A GOP super PAC is on the Philadelphia airwaves tying Democratic challenger Christina Finello to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and what they describe as her “radical agenda.”
Defending Main Street, a GOP super PAC that describes itself as the “single most effective organization at electing common-sense Republicans,” released a 30 second spot attacking the Democrat attempting to unseat Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Bucks).
“Who does Christina Finello fight for,” a voiceover asks in the beginning of the ad. “We know one thing, she doesn’t fight for us.”
“Finello called Nancy Pelosi her mentor and now Christina Finello is backing her radical agenda, supporting a bill that would release convicted criminals onto our streets, including violent felons, allowing murderers and rapists to roam through our communities and charging taxpayers millions of dollars to do it,” the voiceover continues.
“Too extreme. Too dangerous,” the voiceover says towards the end of the ad.“Christina Finello doesn’t fight for us.”
The Finello campaign fired back in a press release slamming the attack ad, describing the charges made as “baseless” and a “misleading Trump-style attacks to attempt to deflect from Fitzpatrick’s record of siding with Donald Trump throughout the pandemic and failing to provide assistance to working families of Bucks and Montgomery Counties.”
“By allowing these attacks on the HEROES Act to go unchecked, Brian Fitzpatrick is not defending Main Street, but decimating it,” said Finello. “The HEROES Act provided much-needed relief for first responders, teachers, essential workers, working families, and small businesses and yet Fitzpatrick saw fit to vote against it.”
Finello added that through this ad, Fitzpatrick is lending a “hat tip to Trumpian politics,” although the ad is from an outside group.
“The ad echoes Trump talking points claiming the HEROES Act would “allow the release of dangerous prisoners,” but fact-checkers have made clear this is just another lie from the President,” written in the Finello press release.
The HEROES Act, which is referenced in the ad, was unanimously opposed by the state’s GOP congressional delegation, plus Reps. Conor Lamb (D-Allegheny) and Susan Wild (D-Lehigh), who cited bucking their party on this vote because they believed that the legislation lacked bipartisanship.
A spokesperson from Defending Main Street told PoliticsPA that the commercial cost for the total ad buy is $109,009 and is currently airing. FCC records show it on cable TV throughout the district.
According to the PAC’s candidate page, it also backed Fitzpatrick in his 2018 and 2016 bid for office. The only other time it supported another Pennsylvania candidate was in 2016 by endorsing then-Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Blair).
The group’s about page says that it promotes candidates that “support fiscally responsible, socially inclusive policy in health care, education, infrastructure, equal pay, environmental protection, and more.”
A slew of internal polls in this race paint completely different pictures of the showdown. GOP internal polls over the summer have shown Fitzpatrick up by double digits, while Democratic internal polling shows Fitzpatrick and Finello neck and neck. However, one constant in this polling is that former Vice President Joe Biden holds a lead over President Donald Trump in this purple-trending-blue suburb of Philadelphia.
Three national ratings outlets have the race leaning in Fitzpatrick’s favor. Inside Elections lists the race in PA1 as Tilt Republican; Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball has it as Leans Republican, and the Cook Political Report has it as Leans Republican.
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Fitzpatrick by 16
I’m the real Sean Ryan and I say Fitzpatrick by only 15. The fake Sean Ryan just can’t get it right.
Trump’s campaign director Steve Bannon arrested on fraud and money laundering charges
Is the FBI investigating Ray Zaborney and his multiple lobbying and non profit firms ? Check out the story on spotlightpa
The rumors of the FBI investigating Ray Zaborney is fake news . That’s why they call it a ….rumor. Like when it was rumored that Hillary would win….
bad spelling and grammar = fake troll! Sad!
Hahahahaa, getting harder to keep up isn’t it loser?
As a conservative who supports the enforcement of our borders, but I am disgusted at the actions of Trump campaign officials and Trump associates like Steve Bannon. Stealing money from people who wanted to support conservative values.
Just today, in a newly-discovered video clip from a 2019 We Build the Wall telethon, Steve Bannon jokingly brags about being on a “million dollar yacht” with Brian Kolfage, who Bannon quips paid for the yacht with “all that money” from donors.
Both men were arrested yesterday – Bannon was actually on a yacht — and charged with fraud and money laundering.
New here . PA Pol . Thank you for blocking the middle schooler from that used the F bomb
and used Cathy Cooks and my god name . Thank you
so very much
Fuck you ya deadbeat troll. Stealing names and using poor spelling and grammar. Learn proper typography moron. Sad!
What a fucking loser.
Conservative and proud to support the enforcement of our borders, but I am appalled at the actions of Trump campaign officials and Trump associates like Steve Bannon. Stealing money from people who wanted to support conservative values.
Just today, in a newly-discovered video clip from a 2019 We Build the Wall telethon, Steve Bannon jokingly brags about being on a “million dollar yacht” with Brian Kolfage, who Bannon quips paid for the yacht with “all that money” from donors.
Both men were arrested yesterday – Bannon was actually on a yacht — and charged with fraud and money laundering.
Big thank you
PA Pol for getting that kid off of this site . She used the
f bomb tons of times . Please have folks older than 18
on this site. Thank you again .
Fuck you deadbeat troll. Stealing names and using poor spelling and grammar. Sad!
I would like to second that , thank you
PA Pol for getting that kid off of this site . She used the
f bomb tons of times . Please have folks older than 18
on this site
Fuck you again deadbeat troll. Stealing names and using poor spelling and grammar. Sad!
What ever happened to Russian Collusion
I’m conservative and support the enforcement of our borders, but I am appalled at the actions of Trump campaign officials and Trump associates like Steve Bannon. Stealing money from people who wanted to support conservative values.
Just today, in a newly-discovered video clip from a 2019 We Build the Wall telethon, Steve Bannon jokingly brags about being on a “million dollar yacht” with Brian Kolfage, who Bannon quips paid for the yacht with “all that money” from donors.
Both men were arrested yesterday – Bannon was actually on a yacht — and charged with fraud and money laundering.
Disgusting! How many Trump campaign officials have gone to prison?
Is the FBI investigating Ray Zaborney and his multiple lobbying and non profit firms? Check out the story on spotlightpa
Oh my, more gop scandals.
Thank you PA Pol for getting the punk who used the f word like a million times off of here . She took my
IDs Cathy Cook and Joe Bain Hiden.
Fuck you liar fraud name stealer, nice spelling dickwad
Gonna be more difficult to keep up now isn’t it you deadbeat troll…
Republicans are registering more voters this time compared to 2016 .
Nothing on the news about Bill Clinton pictures with a teen . What gives ??
Cover up …. Shhh
Big rally for Trump at Old Forge ! No rally for Joe .
Rumors of the FBI investigating Ray Zaborney and his multiple lobbying and non profit firms. Check out the story on spotlightpa
This is bad news for Republican campaigns in Pennsylvania
Pictures came out the day Bill Clinton spoke at the DNC . The ratings on TV dropped over 40% .
I’m conservative and support the enforcement of our borders, but I am appalled at the actions of Trump campaign officials and Trump associates like Steve Bannon. Stealing money from people who wanted to support conservative values.
Just today, in a newly-discovered video clip from a 2019 We Build the Wall telethon, Steve Bannon jokingly brags about being on a “million dollar yacht” with Brian Kolfage, who Bannon quips paid for the yacht with “all that money” from donors.
Both men were arrested yesterday – Bannon was actually on a yacht — and charged with fraud and money laundering.
I am appalled by this news
Pictures came out the day Bill Clinton spoke at the DNC . The ratings on TV dropped over 40% .
truth right here !!
Nancy has 1 million dollars worth of ice cream in her frig . She’s a drunken rat .
Totally agree Cathy .
I’m a conservative who supports the enforcement of our borders, but I am appalled at the actions of Trump campaign officials and Trump associates like Steve Bannon. Stealing money from people who wanted to support conservative values.
Just today, in a newly-discovered video clip from a 2019 We Build the Wall telethon, Steve Bannon jokingly brags about being on a “million dollar yacht” with Brian Kolfage, who Bannon quips paid for the yacht with “all that money” from donors.
Both men were arrested yesterday – Bannon was actually on a yacht — and charged with fraud and money laundering.
Completely agree Cathy.
It’s Ms. Cock to you.