With the general election set, WinSenate is moving quickly to turn Democrats’ primary-day energy into an offensive against Republican nominee John E. Sununu’s lobbying career and corporate ties.
The general-election attack ads against John E. Sununu began less than 24 hours after he secured the Republican nomination for New Hampshire’s open US Senate seat.
WinSenate, a Democratic super PAC affiliated with Senate Majority PAC, on Wednesday launched “Which One,” a 30-second ad portraying Sununu as a Washington insider who profited from corporate lobbying while Granite Staters faced rising prices for gasoline, prescription drugs, and other necessities.
Sununu “went straight to work for one of the biggest lobbying firms in the country” and ”helped Big Pharma and Big Oil make billions while we pay the price,” the ad says.
The ad follows a primary that offered Democrats an early sign of voter enthusiasm.
Unofficial Senate primary totals showed Democratic candidates receiving roughly 139,000 votes, compared with about 97,000 for Republicans, blowing away predictions for higher Republican turnout by the New Hampshire Secretary of State.
Sununu defeated former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown and six other Republicans by a wide margin, while Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas won his party’s nomination. They will now compete to succeed retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) in a race expected to help determine control of the Senate.
“Which One” focuses in on what Sununu did after losing his Senate seat to Shaheen in 2008. Sununu joined Akin Gump, one of Washington’s largest lobbying firms, and built a stock portfolio reportedly valued at up to $2 million.
The ad features New Hampshire residents accusing Sununu of helping pharmaceutical and oil companies profit while consumers paid more. WinSenate also points to the campaign contributions Sununu has received from corporate interests as evidence of his continued ties to those industries.
