Opponents of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Health and Human Services Department are buying tens of thousands of dollars in ads across the states of key Republican senators as he plans to meet with them this week.
Protect Our Care, which has launched a Stop RFK War Room, has bought advertising slots — from digital ads to billboards — calling on constituents to urge their senators to oppose Kennedy’s nomination, leaders of the group told POLITICO.
“We’re going to accelerate our activity,” said Brad Woodhouse, executive director of Protect Our Care, a health advocacy group aligned with Democrats. “We think this week’s a big deal.”
The group is targeting GOP senators it believes could be persuaded to vote against Kennedy’s confirmation: Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mike Crapo of Idaho, Susan Collins of Maine, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Mike Rounds of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and the newly elected Jim Justice of West Virginia.
