The House GOP’s campaign arm in recent weeks has successfully pressed three advertising companies to pull down Democratic billboard displays bashing vulnerable Republicans over Medicaid — a setback to Democratic campaigners hoping to make health care a liability for battleground Republicans around the country.
In a series of cease and desist letters, the National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC) said the imposing roadside ads — sponsored by a splinter group of the top Democratic super PAC in six battleground districts — promoted “patently false” claims against the targeted GOP incumbents, warning the companies that they would be complicit in defaming those lawmakers if the billboards were left up for public consumption.
The threat proved successful — the billboards in all six districts were taken down almost immediately.
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Democrats think otherwise. They’re defending the veracity of their Medicaid campaign, saying the ad companies didn’t pull the billboards on the basis of the accuracy of the NRCC complaint but because they’re terrified of the current political moment, in which President Trump is attacking political opponents in the public and private sectors alike.
The Hill
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