| NextGen Climate Action, the outside group run by billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, took a new tack in its attempts to bolster Democrats' chances in the Iowa Senate race this week. Its first ad, you migh recall, was a mini-play suggesting that Republican Joni Ernst had sold her soul to some shadowy cabal of dudes worried about tax breaks or something. The new ad is more to the point.
Iowans don't need clarification on the subtext. By cozying up to Big Oil, the ad suggests, Ernst displays disloyalty to ethanol — a biofuel that is usually made from corn and which the government has mandated be included in fuel mixes...............................................Full Article: Source |