By Ernest Luning
June 30, 2021
(Colorado Politics) – National Republicans targeted U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter on Wednesday with a digital ad campaign that links the Arvada Democrat to surging prices ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend.
Perlmutter is one of 11 Democrats nationwide being hit by the National Republican Congressional Committee in a five-figure buy scheduled to run through early next week.
The eight-term congressman finds himself grouped with House Democrats the NRCC has previously said it considers vulnerable in next year’s midterm election.
While he’s consistently won re-election by double-digit margins, a preliminary congressional redistricting map released last week by Colorado’s independent commission adds a big chunk of GOP-leaning Douglas County to the suburban 7th Congressional District that Perlmutter represents, possibly putting a target on his back.
“Burgers, buns, propane, gas,” says the narrator of the 15-second spot as pictures of picnic staples flash on screen, accompanied by figures meant to indicate recent inflation.