Senate race ads focus on Medicare, Obamacare, debt

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Matt York

Jeff Flake

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2012, file photo Arizona Republican Senate candidate and current U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., speaks at a primary election night party at his home in Mesa, Ariz. Flake’s first ad after his primary win pointed out that his opponent, former U.S. surgeon general Richard Carmona, was personally recruited by the president to run as a Democrat. Flake opposes the president’s health insurance overhaul; Carmona supports it. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

HANS ERICSSON

Richard Carmona

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2005, file photo U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona testifies on Capitol Hill before the Senate Health Committee hearing on drug importation. Carmona, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, is targeted by his Democrat opponent, Jeff Flake, in the 2012 race as having been recruited by the President to run as a Democrat. As election day nears political strategists are pointing more clearly to the election's decisive issues: defending Medicare, creating jobs and standing up to powerful interest, be it Big Oil, big banks or big Washington. (AP Photo/Hans Ericsson, File)