Republican U.S. Senate Candidat Adam Laxalt released his second political ad for the general election, blaming Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV, for releasing ads that were “deemed false and misleading” by multiple news agencies .”
The ad entitled “Gutter Politics” will air on cable television and be broadcast throughout the Silver State. The spot focuses on how Cortez Masto’s recent mudslinging ads received false ratings from local outlets, including the Washington Post, which gave them seven “Pinocchio’s” combined.
Gutter politics can’t hide @CortezMasto‘s record of failure. I have been lied about and attacked by her for millions.
Nevada deserves results, not more lies.
Watch our latest ad fighting back against my opponent’s desperate attacks: pic.twitter.com/x2vzpWrIZz
— Adam Paul Laxalt (@AdamLaxalt) August 24, 2022
The ad states:
Catherine Cortez-Masto is desperate — spending millions attacking Adam Laxalt’s family and childhood, and lying about his record. Pathetic. The Reno Gazette Journal fact-checker labeled Cortez-Masto’s ads false. The Washington Post called Cortez-Masto’s ads especially bad, misleading, and full of false claims that don’t add up.
“Gutter politics can’t hide Cortez-Masto’s record of failure,” the ad continues. “Nevada deserves results, not more lies.”
Laxalt’s advertisement is a direct reference to many of Cortez Masto’s August commercials. Laxalt was accused of shielding opioid producers from lawsuits while he was Nevada’s Attorney General. The second ad aired August 2. Another ad, aired on August 13, claims that Laxalt would not sue pharmaceutical companies that donated to his Attorney General campaign.
Both of those claims garnered seven “Pinocchios” total from the left-leaning Washington Post, calling both ads a “misfired attack.” The Post‘s Glenn Kessler wrote in his analysis:
The Cortez Masto campaign is straining mightily to connect dots in a sinister way. They don’t all add up. This ad, which was first published in this format, claimed that Laxalt had refused to sue any particular company. Retooled versions focus on Reno’s mayor dispute. They falsely claim that he didn’t want opioid manufacturers to be held accountable.
Cortez Masto raised millions of dollars from pharmaceutical companies. According to OpenSecrets, she received $217,695 from PACs and individuals in the Pharmaceuticals/Health Products Industry between 2017 and 2022. OpenSecrets also shows the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) received $2,342,852 from the Pharmaceuticals/Health Products Industry while Cortez Masto was its leader.
Just a few days before, Cortez Masto was given a false rating by the Reno Gazette Journal . He claimed that Laxalt would be in favor of a ban on abortions.
“Laxalt declares himself “pro-life” and says he would support a new referendum to lower the gestational limit for abortions in Nevada from 24 weeks to 13 weeks. Laxalt made it very clear that he does not support a ban on abortion in the United States. It’s also false to say otherwise,” said Mark Robison, Journal.
This second commercial comes just days after Laxalt’s first, “Good Man”, was released. It was intended to counter an attack ad by Cortez Masto that attempted to portray Laxalt’s upbringing in “charmed .”
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