Freedom's Watch

State Sen. David BoswellConservative policy advocacy group Freedom's Watch renewed their robocall campaign against state Sen. David Boswell (D-Owensboro) yesterday, hitting him on the gas price issue and categorizing the 2nd Congressional District candidate as "liberal."

The call - the second from Freedom's Watch volleyed against Boswell - begins by blasting U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and "liberals in Washington" for "standing in the way of lower gas prices."

The narrator then accuses "liberals in Frankfort" of doing "nothing" to change gas prices.

Boswell is mentioned by name only once in the call, and his elected office or role as a 2nd District candidate are not explicitly referenced. Instead, the call provides a contact phone number for the state Senator and asks recipients of the robocall to "tell him that even though he's got a liberal record, you expect him to fight for lower gas prices."

U.S. Rep. John YarmuthConservative advocacy group Freedom's Watch is targeting U.S. Rep John Yarmuth (D-Louisville) with another round of robocalls, targeting the freshman incumbent on gas prices yet again.

"In the short time he’s been in Congress, John Yarmuth opposed efforts to increase domestic production 18 times," say the pre-recorded calls. "That's right, John Yarmuth sided with Nancy Pelosi and liberals in Congress instead of us 18 times."

This is the third burst of calls against Yarmuth, who is facing former U.S. Rep Anne Northup (R-Louisville) in Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District in a rematch of the 2006 election, when Yarmuth unseated Northup.

A Democratic state lawmaker running for Congress is being targeted by a new series of robocalls about gas prices from Freedom's Watch, the conservative-leaning advocacy group. The calls, which will begin today, will go out to residents represented by state Sen. David Boswell.

"Hi, this is an emergency gas price alert from Freedom's Watch. Did you know Kentucky gas taxes add more than 18 cents to every gallon of gas? 18 cents!" an announcer intones on the calls going out to voters in Boswell's district. The call then asks what Boswell is doing to address the issue. "Nothing," announcer says.

"If we can't depend on David Boswell to stand up for us today, when can we count on him?" asks the call targeting Boswell.

Freedom’s Watch, the conservative 527 organization, is launching about three dozen robocalls over the next week targeting U.S. House members across the country, including a vulnerable incumbent in Kentucky, PolitickerKY.com has learned.

The target list for the robocalls includes Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth among a host of other members of Congress

The calls start off by reminding recipients of current gas prices and emphasizing how the prices affect the cost of food. The calls also stress the potential for domestic drilling and mention that the member in question has voted against oil exploration on the continental shelf.

After Freedom’s Watch launched in 2007 it initially focused its efforts on conveying a national security-focused message. But the new robocalls underscore how the organization is switching to a more economic-focused message.