Sen. Mary Landrieu lobbed a barb at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Tuesday, telling The Washington Post they effectively abandoned her after the Nov. 4 midterm election.
“I am extremely disappointed in the Democratic Senatorial [Campaign] Committee. I’ve said that. You know, they just walked away from this race,” Landrieu said in response to a question about Democratic groups mainly staying on the sidelines during the runoff.
The DSCC canceled its television ad reservations shortly after the Nov. 4 midterm election in which Democrats lost control of the Senate. With the runoff nearing on Saturday, Landrieu is in a tight race against Rep. Bill Cassidy and virtually every poll has her trailing. Save for limited ad buys from a handful of groups totaling about $216,000, Landrieu has had to face millions of dollars worth of pro-Cassidy ads on her own. The National Republican Senatorial Committee alone is on pace to spend more than $1.4 million on ads, records show.
A DSCC spokesman did not immediately respond to The Washington Post’s request for comment.
Despite the apparent loss of party support, Landrieu credited her Senate colleagues for helping her. Democratic Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Joe Donnelly of Indiana have recently campaigned for her here in Louisiana.
“My colleagues have not walked away,” she said.
