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•Scott Tipton has released a new TV ad, “Fights for Seniors”:

•An ad from Rep. John Salazar linking Tipton to banking bailouts earns a rebuke from the Republican:

The ad falsely implies that Tipton benefited from federal bailout payments to a bank on whose board Tipton served. For six years, Tipton sat on the board of Vectra Bank; he left Vectra’s board in July, 2005 – three full years before Congress approved the $200 billion federal government bailout of hundreds of U.S. financial institutions. While Vectra never received TARP funds directly, its holding company, Zions Bancorporation received TARP funds in 2008.
The ad, beginning today, also incorrectly describes Tipton as a “banker.” Tipton has never been employed by a bank.
“It’s a tired Democrat retread now showing up in the playbook of a losing Congressman: if your opponent is making ground pointing out your pathetic record of voting for new spending, increased debt and larger government, accuse him of being a wealthy banker,” said Tipton campaign spokesman Sean Walsh. “This new ad fits right into the Salazar pattern of doing all he can to distract the voters from his pathetic record.”

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•Rep. Betsy Markey calls Republican challenger Cory Gardner a “career politician” in a new ad:

The Gardner campaign provided a “truth test” analysis of the Markey ad.

•Gardner accepts Sarah Palin’s endorsement:

“The Pledge to America mirrors many of the positions I have articulated on the campaign trail, like stimulating our economy by repealing job-killing small-business mandates,” Gardner said. “I look forward to working with anyone who is interested in cutting spending, balancing the budget, changing the way Congress does business and getting government out of the way to let America work.”

•A 2008 Markey voter, in response to a question about her record being “too far to the left,” says, “I don’t think she can get much farther.”