The Club for Growth's new ad
When Democratic groups meddle in a Republican primary, no one would dispute that it means the candidate they're "helping"—like, say, Missouri's Todd Akin—is the one they would most prefer to face in the general election. Therefore, of course, the reverse must be true as well, so you can bet that the
Club for Growth's new ad bashing Rep. Patrick Murphy and praising his potential rival for Florida's Democratic nomination for Senate, Rep. Alan Grayson, is aimed squarely at boosting the guy the Club thinks would be easiest to beat in 2016—Grayson, naturally.
The spot focuses on an obscure issue dear to the Club: the Export-Import Bank, an entity that provides subsidized loans to American exporters like Boeing. It's become a conservative bête noire—this article offers a good explanation of why—but many liberals loathe it, too. (Barack Obama once called it "a fund for corporate welfare," though his administration now backs the bank, which is up for congressional reauthorization.)
In the ad, the narrator commends Grayson for "oppos[ing] the Export-Import Bank, which spends billions of taxpayer dollars on a handful of giant corporations," while attacking Murphy for supporting Ex-Im and wanting "to funnel billions more to corporate fat cats." The size of the buy is $250,000, which means that not too many people will see this spot given the great expense of advertising across Florida's many media markets. But it's a sign that conservatives are ready to ratfuck the Democratic primary, and if the volatile Grayson does enter the race, they're likely to spend plenty more to assist him in winning his party's nomination.