Ron Wyden's First TV Ad

The first TV ad out of the chute in the fall campaign for U.S. Senate in Oregon comes today from incumbent Democrat Ron Wyden.

Wyden's initial TV ad is a 30-second positive pitch for his re-election that never mentions Republican opponent Jim Huffman, not surprising given that Wyden leads Huffman in the polls and in fund-raising.

Instead, the ad portrays Wyden (who has been in the Senate since 1996 after being in the House since 1980) as an independent voice for Oregon whose willingness to be a "little different" in Washington is a good thing for Oregonians.

One other thing the ad does not mention is that Wyden is a Democrat, a noteworthy omission given that Democrats are expected to lose Senate seats overall in this off-year election. At one point, the ad says Wyden "bucked two presidents and his party to vote no on the Wall Street bailouts."

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