DSCC Releases New Digital Ad on Texas Republican Runoff: “Clown Car”

New ad shows that no matter which Texas Republican makes it out of their primary runoff, Texans will show them the door in November

In response to the disastrous GOP Senate primary in Texas heading to a runoff, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is launching a new digital advertisement: “Clown Car.”

The spot highlights how scandal-plagued Ken Paxton and floundering incumbent John Cornyn have been mired in a “personal and contentious,” “increasingly vicious” clown car primary that “could cost them a must-win Senate seat” – and national Republicans are melting down about the “possibility of this being flipped.”

The ad will reach persuadable voters in Texas and will run on CTV platforms like Hulu, Roku, and Peacock.

Watch “Clown Car” Here: 

From DSCC spokesperson Monica Robinson: “Buckle up Texas, the circus is in town. Even after lighting $70 million on fire, national Republicans failed to convince Texans that John Cornyn deserves another term, leaving him entering the expensive, 10-week runoff with scandal-plagued Ken Paxton. Midterm backlash is building against their price-hiking agenda – and no matter who drags themself across the finish line in the GOP’s clown car of a primary, Texas voters will show them the door in November.” 

SCRIPT:

The Texas Republican clown car just lost one of its passengers. 

But the two that are left could make up the whole circus.

Ken Paxton is so corrupt his own party tried to remove him from office.

And John Cornyn is so unpopular that his party says he’s the “Washington swamp.”

Now Republicans are facing a primary that is… 

[HEADLINE RIPS ON SCREEN] 

       “personal and contentious,”

       “increasingly vicious,” and 

       “could cost them a must-win Senate seat” 

[REPORTER] “You have Republican leadership saying right now that there’s a possibility of this being flipped.”

Buckle up Texas. The circus is in town. [HONK SOUND]

See also: New York Times: Republicans Make a Costly Push to Try to Save Cornyn in Texas; HuffPost: Republicans Are Scrambling To Avert A ‘Massacre’ In Texas Senate Race; Punchbowl News: Paxton surviving cash dump in Texas Senate primary; Washington Examiner: Trump withholds endorsement for Texas Senate GOP primary; Bloomberg: Texas Senator Struggles in GOP Primary as Democrats Eye Opening; POLITICO: ‘Money being burned’: Donors fret over Cornyn primary as Trump sits back; CNN: GOP leaders fret as Trump sits out the party’s nastiest primary battles — with Senate control on the line; Axios: GOP’s new fear: Losing the Senate in November; Semafor: Republicans fear a Texas Senate problem — and hope Trump agrees; Bloomberg Government: GOP’s Effort to Win Trump Endorsement for Cornyn Hits a Wall