The ads mark the opening salvo in what’s sure to be an extensive 2014 GOP campaign. | REUTERS House Dems targeted on Obamacare

Two conservative groups on Thursday launched anti-Obamacare ad campaigns aimed at vulnerable House Democrats.

The ads mark the opening salvo in what’s sure to be an extensive — and expensive — 2014 Republican ad campaign centered on the expansive health care law.


Americans for Prosperity, a Koch brothers-funded group, is airing ads targeting Arizona Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick and West Virginia Rep. Nick Rahall, both of whom face perilous paths to reelection next year.

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“Tell Ann Kirkpatrick to deliver real health care solutions that benefit all of us,” says the ad running in Kirkpatrick’s Flagstaff-area 1st District.

The spot targeting Rahall says: “Call Congressman Rahall, and tell him West Virginia families deserve better than Obamacare.”

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Americans for Prosperity is also running ads thanking two endangered House Republicans, Michigan Rep. Dan Benishek and Nevada Rep. Joe Heck, for their opposition to Obamacare. The group is spending $1.7 million to air the four spots.

On the same day, American Action Network, a group that supports House Republicans, unveiled a $200,000 direct mail campaign in the districts Rahall, Kirkpatrick and New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter represent. The campaign will target senior voters, with households receiving at least six mail pieces highlighting the problems with Obamacare.

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