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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Lesley Clark

Republicans use McConnell allies to try to force his hand on election security

WASHINGTON _ A conservative group is increasing pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to put election security legislation up for a vote in the Senate by airing ads that target the Kentucky Republican and four other Republican senators in their home states.

Republicans for the Rule of Law is unveiling new spots that urge Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.; Roy Blunt, R-Mo.; Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; and James Lankford, R-Okla., to push McConnell for a vote, urging: "Don't let Mitch McConnell stand in your way." The group is also re-airing a 60-second ad that calls on McConnell to act.

The 30-second spots will air nearly daily on "Fox & Friends" starting Wednesday. They'll also run on "Fox News Sunday" and NBC's "Meet the Press" in the senators' home cities on Sunday as part of a $400,000 ad buy that includes digital ads.

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