If Ed Gillespie becomes the next governor of Virginia, Confederate flag-waving racists will feel emboldened to run down minority kids with their pick-up trucks.
That’s the message of a new ad put out by the left-wing group Latino Victory Fund. The over-the-top, fear-mongering commercial tries to tie the milquetoast Republican Gillespie with the white nationalists who rallied in Charlottesville two months ago.
The ad features a scary pick-up truck — complete with a massive Confederate flag, Gillespie sticker, and “Don’t Tread on Me” tags — chasing after a diverse group of kids playing in a suburb. Fortunately, it turns out it was just a nightmare, but that nightmare is the American Dream for Gillespie and his supporters, according to the ad.
The commercial ends with a Latino family watching the Charlottesville torchlight rally, which is somehow connected with the Gillespie campaign.
Making such an ad would have been considered too ridiculous in years past, but 2017 is a different age. While this ad is not the direct creation of Ralph Northam’s campaign (Gillespie’s opponent), it is in keeping with the Democrat’s current message.
The Democratic Party of Virginia sent out mailers linking Gillespie to Charlottesville and racists last week. The Latino Victory Fund ad is just a more extreme version of that line of attack.
It appears Democrats believe this is the winning message that will give them the edge against Gillespie.
Liberals Now Paint Gillespie Supporters As Murderous Racists
That’s the message of a new ad put out by the left-wing group Latino Victory Fund. The over-the-top, fear-mongering commercial tries to tie the milquetoast Republican Gillespie with the white nationalists who rallied in Charlottesville two months ago.
The ad features a scary pick-up truck — complete with a massive Confederate flag, Gillespie sticker, and “Don’t Tread on Me” tags — chasing after a diverse group of kids playing in a suburb. Fortunately, it turns out it was just a nightmare, but that nightmare is the American Dream for Gillespie and his supporters, according to the ad.
The commercial ends with a Latino family watching the Charlottesville torchlight rally, which is somehow connected with the Gillespie campaign.
Making such an ad would have been considered too ridiculous in years past, but 2017 is a different age. While this ad is not the direct creation of Ralph Northam’s campaign (Gillespie’s opponent), it is in keeping with the Democrat’s current message.
The Democratic Party of Virginia sent out mailers linking Gillespie to Charlottesville and racists last week. The Latino Victory Fund ad is just a more extreme version of that line of attack.
It appears Democrats believe this is the winning message that will give them the edge against Gillespie.
Liberals Now Paint Gillespie Supporters As Murderous Racists