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Democrats Unveil Ad Attacking House GOP Leaders

An outside group supporting House Democrats is running a digital ad that uses a strategy the party used in 2006 to challenge Republican control of the House — focusing on personal scandals.
House Majority PAC unveiled a campaign ad taking aim at top House Republican leaders.

A prominent outside group supporting House Democrats is out with a new ad attacking top House Republican leaders as a scandal plagued trio following in the mold of disreputable party predecessors.

opens with old news footage of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich while a menacing male voice says "they've shut down the government" before reminding

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