Democratic governors launch new media attack ads

A super PAC aligned with Democratic governors leapt into the fray this week with a series of online attack ads hitting GOP presidential candidates.

DGA Action, a super PAC formed by the Democratic Governors Association, began running its first presidential ads earlier this week on Facebook, Twitter and Google against Republicans Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul. The low-budget online ads — which cost just under $1,800 — link to three petitions on the DGA’s website that call for voters to stand against the candidates’ “extreme” views and agendas. The petitions blast the candidates’ stances on Social Security, Medicare and education.