Democratic attorney general candidate Jena Griswold plays the greatest hits from her two terms as Colorado secretary of state in her campaign’s first TV ad, which began airing Monday, the same day county clerks began sending out primary ballots.
Set to run in the Denver and Colorado Springs broadcast markets and statewide on cable, the 30-second ad features clips of Griswold denouncing President Donald Trump’s attacks on the state’s vote-by-mail system and a news report about Tina Peters being removed from her position overseeing elections in Mesa County.
“She defended democracy as secretary of state,” says the ad’s narrator, interspersed with footage of Griswold appearing at press conferences and on cable news shows. “Held MAGA accountable for compromising voting equipment, and faced death threats for taking on Trump. Jena Griswold will be an attorney general who protects our freedoms — and never backs down.”…