DCCC launches geotargeted digital ad campaign hitting GOP for gas prices
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Democrats have seized on the economic disruption of the Iran war to hammer Republicans over high costs ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Tuesday is launching a digital ad campaign targeting President Donald Trump and Republicans for rising gas prices amid the war in Iran.
The six-second ad, shared first with CNBC, shows the price at a gas pump going up and a final image saying "D.C. Republicans Did That!" The ads will run on Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram and are geotargeted to show up when viewers are at or near gas stations in all 44 of the DCCC's "Districts in Play."
"Another day, another broken promise from Trump and House Republicans," DCCC Communications Director Courtney Rice said in a statement. "Now, when voters fill up at the pump, they'll have yet another reminder that D.C. Republicans are squarely to blame for the price of gas, and everything else, being too damn high."
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