TV Ad Ties Doherty to Romney, Republicans

Driving home the point that Brendan Doherty would side with conservative Republicans instead of Rhode Islanders if elected to office, Congressman David Cicilline has a new TV ad out today that illustrates this.

In a press release, Cicilline campaign manager Eric Hyers added, “At the end of the day, Brendan Doherty wants Republicans in control of Congress and Mitt Romney setting the agenda in the White House. In fact, he thinks Romney would “be fantastic for Rhode Island. Rhode Islanders will have a clear choice this November between re-electing President Obama and Congressman Cicilline so we can get our state back on the right track, or voting for Mitt Romney, Brendan Doherty, and the Washington Republicans who got us into this mess to begin with.”

The release goes on:

In January 2012, Doherty formally endorsed Romney for President in January 2012, describing him as a “proven leader.”  In the same month, Doherty traveled to New Hampshire to campaign for Romney and was later introduced to the Republican presidential nominee by former Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri.

The ad also outlines areas where Romney and Doherty agree on policy – including their support for repealing President Obama’s historic health care reform law, as well as their mutual opposition to reproductive freedoms for women and the Buffett Rule that would require millionaires to pay at least the same tax rate as the middle class.