McConnell campaign puts out new ad mocking potential Democratic opponents

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s campaign team has released an online video narrated through clips of President Barack Obama pointing out people in a crowd to show all of the Kentucky Democrats mentioned as potential opponents to McConnell in 2014.

The ad titled “Obama’s Kentucky Candidate” runs close to three minutes and begins with the one Democrat who has announced to run against McConnell, Owensboro home builder and contractor Ed Marksberry. WHAS11 news first ran the video on their Tuesday morning show.

Others featured in the ad referred to as “Potentially Obama’s ‘Kentucky Candidate’” include Obama’s 2012 national fundraising chairman and former U.S. ambassador to Sweden Matthew Barzun, actress Ashley Judd, and Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes.

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The ad also features interviews conducted by Pure Politics of Gov. Steve Beshear saying he is confident the Democrats will find a candidate to run against McConnell as well as Attorney General Jack Conway and former State Auditor Crit Luallen expressing their disinterest in the race.

This is the first campaign-related video released by McConnell’s campaign in the 2014 race, one other ad has been released by a conservative SuperPAC attacking Ashley Judd .

Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Dan Logsdon issued a statement calling the ad “sad”:

“We think it is sad that after five terms in Washington all Mitch McConnell has to offer is criticisms and distortions of his possible opponents. But while it is sad, it is not a surprise, since Sen McConnell would have a hard time articulating why he DESERVES to be reelected. He voted against both the Veterans Jobs Bill and the Violence Against Women Act. In fact, he’s become part of Washington and Kentuckians all across our commonwealth have said it is time to make a change.”