(Image from Senate Majority PAC ad for Colom)
- The PAC has run ads supporting progressive candidates across the U.S. this election cycle, including campaigns aimed at backing Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, James Talarico in Texas, and Chris Pappas in New Hampshire.
With less than two weeks to go until the November 3 General Election, Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom is getting a little more help from D.C. insiders backing the national party.
Senate Majority PAC, formed in 2011, announced Tuesday that they were dropping $1.2 million into an ad campaign in Mississippi.
The ad attempts to frame incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith as a “do nothing” senator “who voted to kick people off Medicaid while pocketing thousands from special interests” while saying Colom is “devoted to family and Christian faith” and will “fight corruption.”
It is Senate Majority PAC’s first ad in Mississippi this election cycle. The ad is scheduled to run on TV stations statewide through Election Day, alongside an additional digital program, the PAC noted.
About Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC says it was founded by “experienced, aggressive Democratic strategists” with one mission: Protect and expand the number of Democrats in the U.S. Senate.
The PAC has run ads supporting progressive candidates across the U.S. this election cycle, including campaigns aimed at backing Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, James Talarico in Texas, and Chris Pappas in New Hampshire.
Colom initially sought to distance himself from El-Sayed and progressives but has since embraced the national party by welcoming former Vice President Kamala Harris, Georgia U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, Delaware U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, Maryland U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks, and New Jersey U.S. Senator Cory Booker to Mississippi. Former Biden-era U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is coming to Mississippi this month as well. Former President Barack Obama has also filmed an ad for Colom.
According to the PAC’s Facebook page, they opposed Hyde-Smith in 2018 and backed Mike Espy, saying, “She’s just plain bad news for Mississippi and for our country.”
Espy went on to lose to Hyde-Smith by 7% in 2018 and then by 10% two years later, with similar support Colom has now received down the stretch.
Colom and Hyde-Smith will face off on November3, with independent candidate Ty Pinkins also on the ballot.
