Are Republicans suddenly leaning left?

My favorite part, though, is when Scher focuses on some banal ad produced by Alaska Dan Sullivan ad, and finds it notable that there is “no mention of the word “Republican.”

Is that really of note? Because guess what? In Mark Pryor’s recently produced and much-talked ad highlighting a feature of the Affordable Care Act that Republican have always supported, he fails to mention a couple of things, as well: “Obamacare” or “Democratic Party.” And, hey look, there’s a Mary Landrieu ad unambiguously attacking the administration for its extreme positions on energy. Not mentioned: Democratic Party. And here’s a Bruce Braley deriding Republican Joni Ernst for not cutting enough spending in Iowa. No mention of the Democratic Party. Actually, at this point it’s difficult to find an ad from anyone mentioning their party affiliation. The reasonable takeaway from these ads is not that Democrats are morphing into Reaganites party but that they will say anything to get elected.

Sargent’s argument, which he’s been making for weeks, can basically be boiled down to a logical problem. Since not every Republican everywhere adheres to every traditional conservative position the entire party is buckling.