FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2010
CONTACT: Levi Russell at (509) 979-6615 or [email protected]

$1 MILLION CAMPAIGN TO DEFEAT HARRY REID

AD CAMPAIGN BEGINS MONDAY, JANUARY 11TH

The Tea Party Express (www.TeaPartyExpress.org) will begin running a new television ad campaign calling for the defeat of Senator Harry Reid this Monday, January 11th.

The TV ads will air throughout the entire state of Nevada during the week and the total expenditure of the ad buy will surpass $100,000. This is the latest wave in a $1 million campaign that the Tea Party Express, and it’s PAC – the Our Country Deserves Better Committee, have committed to defeating Senator Reid’s re-election bid.

“By the end of this week we will have spent in excess of $250,000 in our campaign to defeat Harry Reid,” said Levi Russell, Communications Director for the Tea Party Express.

The “Defeat Harry Reid” TV ads are set to air on the following networks and stations:

*KVBC 3 – Las Vegas NBC affiliate
*KLAS 7 – Las Vegas CBS affiliate
*KTNV 13 – Las Vegas ABC affiliate
*KVVU 5 – Las Vegas FOX affiliate
*KRNV 4 – Reno NBC affiliate
*KTVN 2 – Reno CBS affiliate
*KOLO 8 – Reno ABC affiliate
*KRXI 11 – Reno Fox affiliate
*KENV 10 – Elko NBC affiliate
*KPVM 41 – Pahrump Independent station
*Nevada Newsmakers – Statewide buy on all broadcasts
*CNN – Nevada
*Fox News Channel – Nevada
*Headline News – Nevada
*CNBC – Through most of Nevada

Members of the Tea Party Express will be holding press conferences in Reno (Monday, January 11th) and Las Vegas (Tuesday, January 12th) to launch the ad campaign, and will also provide details on the upcoming Tea Party Express III: Just Vote Them Out national tour.

The Tea Party Express III tour will launch from Searchlight, NV on Saturday, March 27th. Searchlight, NV is Harry Reid’s hometown, and the location of the tour launch will signify the Tea Party Express’s expressed desire to send Harry back home.

Monday, January 11th

10:30am: Reno Press Conference
Harrah’s Reno – Meeting Room – Washoe EF
219 North Center Street, Reno, NV

Tuesday, January 12th

10:30 AM: Las Vegas Press Conference
Westin Casuarina Hotel – Meeting Room Mesquite #5, 1st Floor
160 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV

The Tea Party Express has invited conservative Senate candidates running against Reid, along with local media outlets and supporters to attend.

“Our message for Harry Reid is that your arrogance, your condescension and your failures as a Senator have not gone unnoticed. Don’t be surprised when you receive a ‘pink slip’ from the voters come November.” Said Mark Williams, Vice Chair of the Tea Party Express.

To obtain more information about the “Tea Party Express” or to schedule an interview with a representative from the tour please contact Levi Russell at (509) 979-6615 or via email at: [email protected]