Anti-Pelosi ads break records

[ProSense]

Anti-Pelosi ads break records

By: CNN's Paul Steinhauser and Abby Livingston

Washington (CNN) - More money was spent and more commercials were run against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in this midterm election cycle than against any other congressional leader since Newt Gingrich.

More than $65 million was spent on 161,203 ads that targeted Pelosi from January 1 through last week's election, according to a new analysis of TV ads for CNN by Campaign Media Analysis Group.

"Not since 1996 and Newt Gingrich has a speaker been the target of so many elections ads, candidates, groups and party ads from the GOP put Pelosi front and center in the midterms" says Evan Tracey, CMAG's president and CNN's consultant on TV advertising.

The game plan by the GOP, individual campaigns, and independent groups that backed Republican candidates and causes, was simple: Tie as many Democratic incumbents and candidates to Pelosi, one of the most unpopular political figures in America right now. According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation national poll conducted the weekend before the midterms, only 26 percent of Americans had a favorable opinion of the House Speaker, with 53 percent saying they had an unfavorable view of Pelosi.

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Holy cow. Republicans really hate her. Then again, they really hate Obama too.

Boehner's approval was 25 percent.

Still it shows attack ads work.

[onehandle]

1. All the more reason to make her leader.

Rub their nose in it.

[avaistheone1]

3. That's the kind of job the Republicans did to Hillary too.

They have GOT TO do this job on Pelosi because she has been one of the most effective Speakers ever in getting legislation through. She is a powerhouse and she has energy, spunk, and isn't afraid to fight. That has got to scare the crap of the republicans. So they have to lie, lie, lie and dirty fight.

[emulatorloo]

2. $65 million buys a lot of lies and character assassination.

Makes me even more certain Pelosi should be House Minority Leader.

[nostalgicaboutmyfutr]

4. People hate people that 'get the job done'.....

[Tesha]

5. In NH they USED that manufactured hate...

to make links with all the Democrats running.

Illegal signs popped up everywhere with text like Pelosi loves Shea-Porter.

The spending was a 2-fer.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

6. they are scared of her!

[applegrove]

7. I hope the people who gave money for these failed attacks feel the pinch of the money lost. I doubt

it but I can hope can't I.

[moondust]

8. Demonization on steroids.