DNC targets House and Senate GOP leaders in radio ad

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) launched radio ads Wednesday targeting House and Senate Republican leaders for alleging President Obama’s economic stimulus had failed.

The DNC will air the ads in the home states and districts of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), and House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.).

The ads say it’s no surprise the leaders oppose the stimulus plan “after years of supporting George Bush’s disastrous economic policies,” and seek to tie the top GOP-ers to conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh’s hopes that Obama fail.

The ads urge listeners to say “no thanks” to the Republican lawmakers, citing stimulus projects in each member’s district or state as benefits of the stimulus.

Republicans have argued in recent weeks that the $787 billion stimulus pushed by the president earlier this year have failed, and should be redirected away from spending and more toward tax cuts, which the GOP asserts would have a more economically stimulative effect.

It was not immediately clear Wednesday as to how much the ads cost, or for how long they would run.

Listen to each ad below, listed by target:

• McConnell
• Kyl
• Boehner
• Cantor
• Pence

Update, 1:22 p.m.: Boehner spokeswoman Antonia Ferrier emails:

If Democrats want to waste their money highlighting their flawed, costly and ineffective trillion dollar stimulus by attacking Republican leaders, have at it. With the unemployment rate in Ohio over 11 percent, this bill failed to provide the immediate jolt to the economy and prevent the unemployment rate from going over 8 percent as the Administration promised. They can continue their disinformation campaign all they want, but the American people aren