RJC makes ad buy against incumbent in congressional race between two Jewish candidates

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RJC makes ad buy against incumbent in congressional race between two Jewish candidates

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Some $750,000 in broadcast television time will target incumbent Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.) who is running in a rematch against Republican nominee Lisa Scheller.

ย The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) announced a major ad buy on Wednesday to support the Republican candidate in Pennsylvaniaโ€™s 7th Congressional District race where both general election candidates are Jewish.

The RJCโ€™s Victory Fund announced that it will buy $750,000 worth of broadcast television time before the midterm elections on Nov. 8 targeting incumbent Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.), who is running in a rematch against Republican nominee Lisa Scheller.

Scheller narrowly lost to Wild in the 2020 election by 3.8%. Analysts such as Professor Larry Sabato of Sabatoโ€™s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics show the race as a toss-up.

The 30-second ad calls Wild โ€œwildlyโ€ out of touch with her voters, a liberal elitist and in lockstep with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

โ€œThe Republican Jewish Coalition is proud to support Lisa Scheller for Congress and represent the people of Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton countiesโ€”an area of Pennsylvania that has been severely underserved by elitist Democrat Susan โ€˜Wildly Out of Touchโ€™ Wild,โ€ RJC executive director Matt Brooks said in a news release. โ€œSusan Wild robotically spouts D.C. talking points that the Biden-Pelosi economy is โ€˜booming.โ€™ The voters of Pennsylvaniaโ€™s 7th Congressional District know thatโ€™s simply not true.โ€

A poll released last month by RMG Research of 400 likely voters in the district showed Scheller with a four-point lead over Wild, with a 4.9% margin of error.

Wild, who is endorsed by Democratic Majority for Israel and AIPAC, nevertheless has raised almost double the amount of Scheller and has more than $3 million cash-on-hand compared to a little more than $1 million in Schellerโ€™s coffers.

Caption: Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.).
Credit: WildforCongress.com.


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