WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP)-- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's independent expenditure arm is airing an ad targeting Michigan Congressman Dan Benishek for his views on Medicare.
It's the group's first ad focused on the issue.
The ad, airing in Benishek's northern Michigan district, repeatedly plays footage of the Republican saying "privatizing Social Security and Medicare is the only way to do it."
Democrats have signaled that they will target vulnerable Republicans for their views on Medicare, the government program that ensures health insurance for citizens older than age 65 and younger people with disabilities.
Benishek is one of the DCCC's top targets in 2012. The DCCC's independent expenditure arm has reserved more than $75,000 in ads for his district through election day.
