GOP PAC Buys Wrong-Portland Ads

Defending Main Street, a Republican super PAC supporting Sen. Susan Collins, ran digital attack ads against Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson in Portland, Oregon. The ads were meant for Portland, Maine, where Collins is seeking another term in a competitive Senate race Democrats view as key to winning control. Republican Main Street Partnership president Sarah Chamberlain said she was furious and blamed the ad buyer. Cross Screen Media accepted responsibility, stopped the incorrect campaign, moved the ads to Maine and refunded the spending. Jackson campaign spokesperson Dan Gottlieb said the mistake showed Collins’s allies were out of touch with Maine. The misplaced buy cost about $25,000.