A super PAC supporting Republican House candidate Maji Pillip is targeting Democrats in a new TV ad that will air during Sunday’s Super Bowl, two days before the Feb. 13 special election to replace the ousted former congressman. He is putting a strain on his rival, Tom Suozzi. George Santos.
The 30-second spot cost $1.35 million, paid for by a secure New York PAC, which Suozzi claims is “soft on illegal immigrants and tough on taxpayers.”
The ad notes that Suozzi raised taxes by “hundreds of millions of dollars” while Nassau County Executive and received significant raises during his tenure.
Last month, we received a donation from Secure NYS PAC —. a committee was established By former Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin — ran six-figure radio and digital ads accusing Democrats of being “sanctuary suozzi” and trying to cast Democrats as a “rubber stamp” for President Biden.
Suozzi has previously served three terms in Congress, including Biden’s first two years in office.
“Can we afford to have Tom Suozzi in Congress?” the narrator says. “Tom Suozzi: Kind to illegal immigrants, tough on taxpayers.”
“As Nassau County Executive, Tom Suozzi froze pay for police officers while giving himself a 60% raise. “We dreamed of nearly $5 trillion in property taxes, a new energy tax, and a massive $450 billion wealth tax,” said Allie Lipnick, executive director of SecureNYS.
The National Republican Party is playing catch-up to support Pilip, with Suozzi’s campaign and the National Democratic Party pouring millions more into the race.
Mr. Suozzi’s record of raising property taxes while Nassau County Executive is well-documented and has been featured in previous campaigns.
In 2016, the Poynter Institute’s PolitiFact evaluated Mr. Suozzi’s Republican cause. Taxes increased by more than $200 million Meanwhile, county executives are accurate.
Meanwhile, a bipartisan county commission recommended raises for Suozzi and local councilors in 2007.
Suozzi’s campaign rejected the ad.
Kim Devlin, Suozzi’s senior campaign adviser, said: “Maji Pilip hasn’t offered anything of substance in the last two months, and has openly talked with extremist Republican leaders about the border crisis and tax cuts.” “We just proved that we are committed to confronting them.”
“Meanwhile, Tom Suozzi was just one of 18 Democrats to vote to fund ICE.” [Immigration and Customs Enforcement], staunchly supported a compromise border bill and built a bipartisan coalition to fix the SALT cap that passed the House three times. Suozzi is a problem solver and Maji Pilip is a problem maker. ”
Mr. Suozzi and the House Democratic Majority PAC have launched their own television ads in a final bid against Mr. Pilip.
“I’m proudly in the middle,” Suozzi says to the camera in one campaign ad.
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Another spot created by House Democrats attempts to link Pilip to Santos, pointing to lawsuits and tax issues involving her family business and calling Pilip an “ethical nightmare.”
“Same story. New name,” the narrator says, showing a photo of Santo and Pilip. “Maji Pilip is trying to embarrass us again.”
