Thom Tillis reaches back to his paper boy roots
Thom Tillis plans to spend more than $1 million airing his second ad of the primary campaign.
Posted — UpdatedThe 30-second spot is mainly biographical and does not reference the fact that Tillis is one of eight Republicans – or what party he belongs to – running for the chance to challenge Hagan. Tillis has been the GOP front-runner in early polling and fundraising but has not pulled far enough away from the field to make him a prohibitive favorite come May 6.
The most likely candidates to catch Tillis, or at least force a runoff, are Dr. Greg Brannon of Cary and Rev. Mark Harris of Charlotte.
Tillis will spend just over $1 million to put the ad on cable and on broadcast television in certain markets.
As for Tillis, it's also worth noting that his commercial doesn't mention that he is in his second term as state House speaker, one of the two most influential legislative positions in the state. Rather, he mentions working as a short-order cook at 15 and the fact he put off college until later in life, eventually rising to become a partner at IBM.
Democrats pounced on the omission of his legislative service in their response to the ad Thursday.
"Tillis talks about opportunity, but his record in the General Assembly, on which he has promised he will run, and his policy positions tell a much different story," said Sadie Weiner, a spokeswoman for Hagan.
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