Leading Off:
• SD-Sen: Republican Mike Rounds has been roundly criticized (sorry) for taking this contest for granted and not going negative against either Democrat Rick Weiland or independent Larry Pressler. Rounds is trying to rectify that and he has two new spots (here and here). Both spots lump Weiland and Pressler together, portraying them as liberals on energy, Obamacare, and guns. The quality of both ads is pretty lousy, only showing pictures of the three candidates and some text.
The DSCC recently committed $1 million to this contest and they’re out with their first spot. They go after Rounds on his ethics, accusing him of doing special favors for his cronies. The ad invoked the EB-5 scandal, which is a major reason Rounds is struggling in this red state.
Head below the fold for a roundup of ads from contests across the country.
