A conservative advocacy group launched ads Monday to pressure four Democratic senators in red states to back President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
The Judicial Crisis Network’s $1.5 million ad buy in West Virginia, Indiana, Alabama and North Dakota is the group’s fourth ad blitz, totaling roughly $5 million since Mr. Trump announced his nominee to fill Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s seat.
The ads will air on television and online.
A recent North Star Opinion Research poll also shows a majority of the voters, including independents, in all four states want the Senate to confirm Judge Kavanaugh, who currently sits on the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.
“Red state Democrats have a choice: stand with their constituents and support President Trump’s extraordinarily qualified Supreme Court nominee, or stand with Chuck Schumer and be a rubber stamp for the extreme liberal special interests,” said Carrie Severino, chief counsel of the Judicial Crisis Network.