Democratic rival films new ad ‘inside one of Ryan Zinke’s Airbnb rentals’
The Democratic candidate in a Montana congressional district is launching a new ad today that she filmed in an Airbnb property held by Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., accusing him of fueling the state’s housing crisis.
The candidate, Monica Tranel, begins the 30-second ad outside the property and takes the viewer inside, walking around the condo by Whitefish Lake in Whitefish, where Zinke grew up.
“We’re about to go inside one of Ryan Zinke’s real Airbnb rentals,” she says. “He’s buying up properties across Montana and jacking up the rent. $16,000 a month for this place ... Housing profiteers like Ryan Zinke are the reason it’s so expensive to live here.”
It’s a six-figure buy airing on TV in the Missoula and Butte-Bozeman media markets, as well as digital platforms, the Tranel campaign said.
Zinke’s wife is listed as the host of the Airbnb rental. NBC News isn’t publishing the address for privacy reasons but viewed a link to the Airbnb posting and a copy of the property record that matches the location and shows Zinke and his wife as owners.
In Montana’s 1st Congressional District, Democrats see an opportunity for an upset victory against Zinke, a former interior secretary who served in the Trump administration. The Democratic group House Majority PAC has placed some $4 million in ad reservations in the Missoula and Butte-Bozeman markets. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — the campaign arm of House Democrats — has made digital reservations in Montana as well.
Tranel is the underdog in the race. The Cook Political Report ranks it among roughly 70 competitive districts with a “Likely Republican” rating.
Where's Tim Walz today?
Walz, Harris' running mate, does not have any campaign events scheduled today.
Like yesterday, the Minnesota governor will remain in St. Paul today and conduct "internal meetings," according to a campaign news release.
Vance heads to Michigan and Tennessee
Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, will campaign in Michigan and Tennessee today.
He is scheduled to deliver remarks on the economy, inflation and manufacturing at a horse farm in Big Rapids, Mich., in the afternoon before participating in a fundraising event in Tennessee with the state's two GOP senators: Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty.