Pelosi Gives $5k to Hochul, As Republicans Paint Her as Puppeteer

Reid Pillifant — Mon, 16 May 2011 13:34:43 -0400

As the special election in New York's 26th Congressional District enters its final week, Republicans are going to a stand-by from their recent playbook, releasing an ad tying the Democratic candidate, Kathy Hochul, to the polarizing former Speaker, Nancy Pelosi.

The ad comes in the wake of Pelosi's appearance at a New York City fundraiser for Hochul on Friday night.

Hochul's latest campaign filing shows a $5,000 donation from Pelosi's political action committee, which is named "PAC to the Future."

Despite the donation, Pelosi has kept a lower profile in the race than her successor, John Boehner, who stumped for Hochul in Western New York last weekend. The difference: Boehner enjoys relatively high approval ratings, while a Rasmussen poll earlier this month found Pelosi to be the least liked leader in Congress, with a favorability rating of just 30 percent--a number that's likely even lower in the Republican-leaning district.

Here's the ad from the National Republican Congressional Committee:

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Pelosi Gives $5k to Hochul, As Republicans Paint Her as Puppeteer