{"id":2339175,"date":"2024-09-10T13:08:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nra-targets-montanas-tester-with-huge-2-million-cant-wait-ad-buy-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T13:17:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T17:17:24","slug":"nra-targets-montanas-tester-with-huge-2-million-cant-wait-ad-buy-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nra-targets-montanas-tester-with-huge-2-million-cant-wait-ad-buy-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"NRA targets Montana\u2019s Tester with huge $2 million \u2018Can\u2019t wait\u2019 ad buy &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnra-targets-montanas-tester-with-huge-2-million-cant-wait-ad-buy-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2339175&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The National Rifle Association\u200d (NRA) has launched a substantial\u200d ad campaign \u2063targeting Senator Jon Tester of\u200c Montana as part of its political efforts ahead of\u200c the 2024 \u2064elections. The campaign includes\u2062 a $2 million advertisement titled \u201cCan\u2019t Wait,\u201d focusing on the narrative that Tester has not adequately defended the rights of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-pizza-man-tees-up-a-special-delivery-for-two-alleged-carjackers\/\" title=\"Pizza delivery man takes matters into his own hands, foiling carjacking attempt.\">gun \u2063owners<\/a>. The ad features a \u2064mother expressing her \u2064belief that she cannot rely on law \u200benforcement \u200bfor protection \u200band criticizes Tester for\u200c failing to\u2062 support self-defense rights.<\/p>\n<p>The NRA is \u200bbacking Tester\u2019s \u2063Republican challenger, \u2062Tim\u200b Sheehy, who holds an eight-point lead in recent \u2062polling and has the endorsement of former \u200cPresident Donald Trump.\u2064 The NRA emphasizes the importance of \u2064this election for the future of Second Amendment rights,\u200b highlighting \u200dconcerns about potential gun control measures under Democratic leadership. The organization \u2062plans\u200d to use this \u2062ad campaign, among other resources, to mobilize support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nra-corruption-case-to-get-underway-days-after-wayne-lapierre-resignation\/\" title=\"NRA corruption case begins shortly after LaPierre steps down\">pro-gun candidates<\/a> in an effort to gain control of the\u200b Senate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">NRA targets Montana&rsquo;s Tester with huge $2 million &lsquo;Can&rsquo;t wait&rsquo; ad buy<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1757170\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>National Rifle Association<\/a> opened its 2024 political efforts on Tuesday with a huge ad buy to take out Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-tester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jon Tester<\/a> (D-MT), who is facing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3144426\/tester-trails-sheehy-8-points-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>toughest challenger yet<\/a>, decorated former SEAL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3028445\/tim-sheehy-wins-montana-gop-primary-senate-tester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Sheehy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Featuring a &ldquo;real mom,&rdquo; the group&rsquo;s first ad of the political season broadly charges that Tester has failed to stand up for those who have guns for self-protection, which studies have shown is the No. 1 reason people are on a million-gun-a-month buying binge.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Montana Senate 2024 - \" can wait width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eQiaQrfayVo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In the 30-second ad slated for Montana stations and shared with Secrets on Tuesday, the &ldquo;mom&rdquo; said she can&rsquo;t wait for the police to respond to a call for help, and that&rsquo;s why she needs her self-defense weapon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Where I live, you can&rsquo;t wait for 911. My family&rsquo;s safety is in my hands alone. But gun grabbers who&rsquo;ve never been to Montana, let alone out here, want to take my rights away. My gun is in my pocket, but my senator is in theirs. Jon Tester failed to protect my right to self-defense, and that&rsquo;s why moms like me can&rsquo;t wait to fire him in November,&rdquo; she says while pumping a shell into her shotgun.<\/p>\n<p>The NRA is expected to spend $2 million in its anti-Tester &ldquo;Can&rsquo;t Wait&rdquo; ad campaign, a sizable amount for the group. The NRA prides itself on rallying its supporters for its causes and politicians rather than spending heavily on ads.<\/p>\n<p>In the Montana race, the NRA and other outside groups see potential for a GOP pickup in Sheehy, a businessman. In a recent poll, the Republican is leading the three-term Tester by 8 points. Sheehy is endorsed by former President Donald Trump, whom the NRA backs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tim Sheehy represents what&rsquo;s best about the USA. As a patriot, decorated combat SEAL, and entrepreneur, Tim embodies exceptionalism in everything he does. Tim has an &lsquo;A&rsquo; rating from the National Rifle Association and will protect the Second Amendment rights of the residents of Montana,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3044982\/nra-under-new-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Doug Hamlin<\/a>, the newly installed CEO and executive vice president, told Secrets exclusively.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The balance of power in the U.S. Senate is on the line in Montana, and the National Rifle Association is all in to elect Tim Sheehy,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Randy Kozuch, the chairman of the NRA Political Victory Fund, said that protecting the Second Amendment requires winning control of the Senate, especially given that Vice President Kamala Harris has vowed to ban guns and require confiscations and buybacks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This November, gun owners can&rsquo;t afford to sit on the sidelines. The NRA is mobilizing considerable resources to support strong pro-Second Amendment candidates for Congress and the White House to ensure that Americans will be able to continue to exercise their right to keep and bear arms,&rdquo; he told us.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With this seven-figure ad buy, only a portion of our electoral engagement in Montana, we are calling out Jon Tester. Though Tester likes to portray himself as a friend of gun owners, his voting record in the Senate makes clear he is not on the side of Montanans who support the Second Amendment. Tester has voted for Obama and Biden&rsquo;s anti-gun Supreme Court justices and against pro-freedom justices. He has voted to spend taxpayer dollars to promote state-level red flag laws, which are ripe for abuse, and deny gun owners basic due process protections. And he&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-condemns-texas-abortion-law-media-insists-hes-a-deeply-catholic-president\/\" title=\"Biden Condemns Texas Abortion Law. Media Insists He\u2019s A \u2018Deeply Catholic\u2019 President\">voted multiple times<\/a> to criminalize private firearms transfers while supporting government blacklists. To return a pro-gun majority to the United States Senate, Montanans should hand Jon Tester his walking papers and elect Tim Sheehy in November,&rdquo; Kozuch said.<\/p>\n<p>While Tester doesn&rsquo;t make a big deal about guns on his campaign website, he vows a commitment to the Second Amendment on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tester.senate.gov\/about\/issues\/civil-liberties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Senate webpage<\/a>. On that, he said, &ldquo;As a gun owner, Jon is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. He has supported bipartisan legislation to keep guns out of the hands of criminals, terrorists, and those found by a judge to be a danger to themselves or others. He believes that we can keep our kids and communities safe without infringing on the Second Amendment rights of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-axes-gun-permit-requirement\/\" title=\"Utah Axes Gun-Permit Requirement\u00a0\">law-abiding gun owners<\/a>. That is why he has also consistently voted against any type of database or registry of gun owners, opposed legislation that would prevent an individual from purchasing or possessing firearms without meaningful due process, and broken with his own party to oppose banning assault weapons.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1757170\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1757170\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Rifle Association (NRA) kicked off its 2024 political campaign on Tuesday with a significant $2 million ad buy aimed at defeating Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), who is up against a formidable opponent, former SEAL Tim Sheehy. The NRA&#8217;s inaugural ad of the season features a &#8220;real mom&#8221; who claims that Tester has not adequately defended the rights of gun owners seeking self-protection, which studies indicate is the primary reason for the surge in gun purchases. <\/p>\n<p>In a 30-second spot set to air in Montana and shared with Secrets on Tuesday, the mother expresses her urgency for self-defense, stating she cannot rely on police response times. &#8220;Where I live, you can\u2019t wait for 911. My family\u2019s safety is solely my responsibility,&#8221; she says while loading her shotgun. She criticizes those who want to restrict gun rights and declares that because Tester has failed to protect her right to self-defense, she and other mothers are eager to vote him out in November.<\/p>\n<p>The NRA plans to invest $2 million in its anti-Tester &#8220;Can\u2019t Wait&#8221; campaign\u2014a substantial amount by their standards since they typically focus more on rallying supporters than heavy advertising. In this race, both the NRA and other external groups see an opportunity for Republican gains with Sheehy as he currently leads Tester by eight points according to recent polls. Sheehy has received an endorsement from former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Hamlin, the new CEO of the NRA, praised Sheehy as embodying American values and emphasized his commitment to protecting Second Amendment rights in Montana. He noted that control of the U.S. Senate hangs in balance during this election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Randy Kozuch from the NRA Political Victory Fund stressed that winning control of Congress is crucial for safeguarding Second Amendment rights amid threats from figures like Vice President Kamala Harris who have proposed stricter gun regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Kozuch criticized Tester\u2019s voting record as contrary to Montanans&#8217; interests regarding gun ownership while urging voters to support Sheehy instead.<\/p>\n<p>Although Tester&#8217;s campaign website does not heavily emphasize guns, he asserts his support for Second Amendment rights on his Senate page and highlights his efforts toward bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing firearms access by dangerous individuals without infringing upon law-abiding citizens&#8217; rights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2339176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tester-NRA-Campaign-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40552,8605,11497,5894,4941],"class_list":["post-2339175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ad-buy","tag-montana","tag-nra","tag-politics","tag-tester"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tester-NRA-Campaign-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}