Defending Main Street buys attack ads targeting wrong Portland

1 Oct 12 · 1d ago · 11 articles · 1 post · 2 sources · development 1 of 2

The super PAC spent thousands of dollars on a video ad attacking Democratic Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson on taxes and cost of living, but the ad was delivered to digital audiences in Portland, Oregon—more than 3,000 miles away—instead of Portland, Maine. The ad ran more than 1 million times in the wrong state, according to Google data.

Defending Main Street buys attack ads targeting wrong Portland — theintercept.com

“We have billionaires with no connection to Maine spending millions of dollars to buy Susan Collins the election, so it's pretty hilarious to see them throwing money at the wrong Portland.”

Andy O'Brien, Political operative supporting Jackson · memeorandum ↗

Defending Main Street Republican super PACTroy Jackson Democratic Maine Senate candidateSusan Collins Incumbent Republican SenatorAndy O'Brien Political operative supporting Jackson

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What was reported 6 claims about this development

4 outlets Susan Collins-Aligned Super PAC Buys Attack Ads in Portland… Oregon

first by Mastodon, 1d ago · also Washington Examiner, The Hill, The Intercept
2 more headlines
- Pro-Susan Collins PAC accidentally spends thousands attacking Troy Jackson in the wrong Portland Washington Examiner · 1d ago
- Pro-Collins ads target wrong Portland in GOP super PAC mix-up The Hill · 1d ago
3 outlets Wrong Portland: Ad targeting opponent of Maine Sen. Susan Collins reportedly ran in Oregon

first by KGW, 1d ago · also NYT, Snopes
2 more headlines
- An Ad Targeting Susan Collins’s Opponent, Troy Jackson, Airs in the Wrong Portland NYT · 1d ago
- Ad targeting Maine Sen. Susan Collins' opponent Troy Jackson ran in wrong state. Who paid? Snopes · 12h ago
2 outlets A super PAC trying to influence the Maine Senate election seems to have advertised to the wrong Portland

first by Fast Company, 1d ago · also The Oregonian
1 more headline
- Ad about Maine Senate race plays in wrong Portland The Oregonian · 1d ago
2 outlets Anti-Troy Jackson Ad Runs in Oregon, Not Maine

first by NYT Politics, 1d ago · also New York Times
2 outlets Susan Collins SuperPAC Buys Ads In Portland, Oregon Not Maine

first by Crooks and Liars, 1d ago · also Mediaite
1 more headline
- GOP Group Drops $25K On Ads for Maine Sen. Susan Collins in Portland... Oregon Mediaite · 1d ago
1 outlet A GOP PAC ran an ad opposing Maine Democrat Troy Jackson — in the wrong Portland

first by MS NOW, 1d ago

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