Stenberg Makes Small Ad Buy in Nebraska

Stenberg Makes Small Ad Buy in Nebraska:


Nebraska Treasurer Don Stenberg released his first television ad of the Senate race on Wednesday, but is only spending approximately $7,000 to run the ad on cable for a week, according to a source tracking the buy -- significantly less than state Sen. Deb Fischer (a long-shot candidate) is spending to air her first ad, released on Monday.

The ad is a minute-long spot that touts Stenberg's conservative credentials and -- without naming him -- goes after those of the GOP frontrunner, Attorney General Jon Bruning.

Stenberg notes that as treasurer, he cut his budget by 13 percent, and "I ran the Attorney General's office on the third smallest budget in the country."

"Unlike some other folks, I didn't suddenly become a conservative just to run for office," he says in the ad. Stenberg has attacked Bruning before for his liberal views as a student.

"You can trust me to fight for Nebraska values, because I always have," he says, doubling down.

While this is Stenberg's first ad, the Club for Growth, who has endorsed him, is also on television attacking Bruning.