Arizona Senate Race: Democrats Back Richard Carmona With $526,000 Ad Buy

[TroyD]

10/01/2012 10:06 pm EDT

The U.S. Senate race in Arizona is heating up, with Democrats increasingly optimistic that Richard Carmona can beat Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). The latest evidence is national Democrats investing resources in the race.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has reserved $526,000 in TV airtime, according to a Democratic source who tracks campaign advertising. The ads will run from Oct. 2 to Oct. 8.

It's the national committee's first ad campaign in Arizona.

Politico reported last week that the Tea Party group FreedomWorks is sending additional staff and resources to Arizona to help Flake, "another sign his race against Carmona is tightening in the traditionally red state."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/01/arizona-senate-race-richard-carmona_n_1931002.html

[Cha]

1. Encouraging Exciting Stuff! thanks!

[janx]

2. YES!!!

They're going for it! Wonderful!!

[oldhippydude]

3. in 68 i lived in Idaho...volunteered in Oregon for Gene Mc Carthy..

wish i had a few more bucks, and a little better health.. i would head next door to help in Arizona..

[TroyD]

4. I would also suggest sending Bill Clinton for a day of campaigning with Carmona

Bill Clinton won Arizona in 1996.

The last Democrat to do so before that was Harry Truman in 1948.

So Bill knows how to connect down there.

[marybourg]

5. Yes! for the first time in 19 years, I'm seeing

Dem yard signs: Carmona and Penzone (running against Sherrif Joe) in my bright red AZ senior community.

[TroyD]

6. National Democrats investing in Ariz. Senate race

National Democrats are boosting their investment in Arizona's Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Jon Kyl, another sign that the race between Republican Jeff Flake and Democrat Richard Carmona is competitive.

http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2019316407_apusarizonasenateadcampaign.html

[outsideworld]

7. This is certainly exciting news. I hope the obama camp follows suite