New ads support Gorsuch; which Democratic senators are targeted?
Updated: A group that is spending up to $10 million to support Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has revealed its latest ad, set to run ahead of Senate votes next week.
The ad by the Judicial Crisis Network features Gorsuch’s testimony at his confirmation hearing and urges viewers to tell their senators to confirm the nominee, according to a press release and stories by the Washington Examiner and the Hill. The conservative group is spending $1 million on the latest digital and television ad buy.
The GOP-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on April 3, and Republicans hope to schedule a Senate vote for April 7. There are 52 Republicans in the Senate, and 60 votes are needed to end a filibuster.
The network had also planned to run ads targeting four Democratic senators: Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Jon Tester of Montana, and Michael Bennet of Colorado. Bennet introduced Gorsuch at his confirmation hearing and said he believes the Senate has an obligation to consider the nomination, just as it had an obligation to consider Merrick Garland.
McCaskill announced on Friday afternoon, however, that she would oppose Gorsuch’s nomination and support a Democratic filibuster, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Then on Sunday, Donnelly announced his support for Gorsuch, the New York Times reported.
Two Democratic senators announced on Thursday that they will support Gorsuch, report Politico, Raw Story and the New York Times. They are Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota.
Judicial Crisis Network’s national ad:
Updated on April 3 to report that Donnelly announced his support for Gorsuch.
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