CA-Sen: American Future Fund Unloads on Tom Campbell

The ad illustrates Tom Campbells record while serving the state as a congressman, California Director of Finance, and his public positions as a law professor and media commentator. Campbell has consistently supported tax increases and the wasteful spending that comes with it.

Another conservative independent expenditure group has decided to go negative on Tom Campbell.

A new attack ad is on the airwaves in the Republican U.S. Senate primary — and the funding didn’t come from California.

The Iowa-based American Future Fund launched a 30-second ad blasting former Rep. Tom Campbell for refusing to sign an anti-tax pledge. A spokesman for the AFF said the group is spending $1 million to run the ads for one week on stations across California.

Campbell has supported state tax increases in the past, but has said he never supported any effort to raise federal income taxes.

The American Future Fund is not required to disclose the sources of its funding. The group has run radio ads against the new federal healthcare legislation. In 2008, the group ran television ads in support of Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minnesota).

My bet the funding for this ad which definitely supports Carly Fiorina is from her contacts at the National Republican Senatorial Committee. But, nonetheless, we may never know who paid but one million dollars of an ad buy is hitting California and Tom Campbell.

And, Campbell does not have the campaign funds to respond.

One Comment

MondoG

May 3, 2010 at 1:27 pm

I totally amazed by Tom Campell’s candidacy of running as a Republican. The more I study, the more I found Tom’s record of speaking for the interests of non-republicans. From Gay marriage, to tax hike, Tom’s stand has been against the majority of Republicans on major issues. Sacbee’s endorsement is another example. As one of the most liberal newspapers in the country, Sacbee has everything to be disliked by Republicans. But Sacbee likes Tom Campbell.

I think Tom has an urgent work to do to show his ability and the desire of speaking for the interests of Republicans. Attacking Boxer doesn’t do much to make Tom a better Republican because Boxer is an extreme liberal on the far left side. Tom has to answer a tough question that why a republican should vote for Tom if his record indicates he is going to do everything like a liberal once elected.

MondoG

May 3, 2010 at 1:27 pm

I totally amazed by Tom Campell’s candidacy of running as a Republican. The more I study, the more I found Tom’s record of speaking for the interests of non-republicans. From Gay marriage, to tax hike, Tom’s stand has been against the majority of Republicans on major issues. Sacbee’s endorsement is another example. As one of the most liberal newspapers in the country, Sacbee has everything to be disliked by Republicans. But Sacbee likes Tom Campbell.

I think Tom has an urgent work to do to show his ability and the desire of speaking for the interests of Republicans. Attacking Boxer doesn’t do much to make Tom a better Republican because Boxer is an extreme liberal on the far left side. Tom has to answer a tough question that why a republican should vote for Tom if his record indicates he is going to do everything like a liberal once elected.