Right wingers go on ad spending spree in attempt to halt Trump's declining numbers

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There have been so many remarkable/extraordinary/unprecedented developments in President Trump's first few weeks in office. Here's another: On his 70th day, the outside group Making America Great — financed by the conservative Mercer clan — begins airing a $1 million TV-ad campaign in 10 states and Washington DC to ostensibly help prop up Trump's declining poll numbers after his health-care defeat.

"Results — not common in Washington, DC," says the ad, which was first reported by Bloomberg's Josh Green. "298,000 new jobs 1st month in office. Reducing EPA regulations. Greenlighting Keystone XL pipeline. Withdrew from Trans-Pacific Partnership. And it's only just begun."

Of course, what the ad DOESN'T say is arguably the real context. An approval rating at 35%, per Gallup. A failed health-care bill. A blocked travel ban

Another way to view this: Someone who typically shunned TV-ad campaigns in the 2016 election is being helped by one 70 days into his presidency. And it's the earliest kind of re-election ad we've ever seen, even if it's not that big of a buy ($1 million for 10 states, plus DC).

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