Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate for Virginia governor, just got a much-needed boost in the form of a reprehensible ad put out by a group supporting his opponent.
If you haven’t seen the spot yet, it’s one of the most shameless political campaign ads ever created. And the Democrat whose campaign it’s supposed to help, current Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, has refused to denounce the ad. Instead, he has embraced it.
The video begins by depicting a white man in a pick-up truck with a Confederate battle flag mounted in its bed, a Gadsden Flag (“Don’t Tread on Me”) license plate, and of course, an Ed Gillespie bumper sticker. A group of young minority children (complete with a girl in a hijab) actually run for their lives from the man in the truck.
The ad was released by the Latino Victory Fund, a political group founded by actress Eva Longoria. Watch below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXB7vlBl_Vs
The backlash was immediate.
In their endorsement of @RalphNortham the @washingtonpost said he ran a campaign of "decency and good sense" Fact check? https://t.co/btwB2u5IwY
— Larry O'Connor (@LarryOConnor) October 31, 2017
Group’s ad depicts pickup truck with Gillespie sticker chasing and trying to run down kids. Don’t ever lecture about “divisiveness” again. https://t.co/Fxyu65T9Qj
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) October 30, 2017
The most vile political ad I’ve ever seen. Northam deserves to be stomped in this election. Show this to everyone. https://t.co/h3vjr6Bp7B
— Austin Ruse (@austinruse) October 30, 2017
This despicable ad will do more to motivate Republicans to vote than it will to help Northam. https://t.co/6ARGD6Y4Zi
— Chris Barron (@ChrisRBarron) October 30, 2017
Less than two weeks ago Obama was campaigning for Northam in the name of "rejecting the politics of fear." Now Northam allies run this ad: https://t.co/2ZEQ6dre1i
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) October 30, 2017
The Latino Victory Fund stood by the ad, releasing the following statement:
Latino Victory Fund Statement: pic.twitter.com/VE8T3N3zI2
— Latino Victory (@latinovictoryus) October 31, 2017
They also retweeted an article covering the controversy with the headline, “GOP gubernatorial candidate outraged his racist campaign was called out for racism.”
In the article, the writer claims an ad of Gillespie’s where he says he’ll fight the MS-13 gang is racist. Why? Because he “juxtaposed his opponent’s face with a warning that Latino men want to ‘Kill. Rape. Control.'” The writer at ThinkProgress was apparently unaware that the men in the photo were MS-13 members, and that the gang’s motto is “Kill. Rape. Control.” Quoting their own motto is racist all of a sudden? Who knew that the MS-13 were a bunch of racists themselves!
Gillespie reported that he was “disgusted” by the ad – and it looks like the public was too. And as the Latino Victory Fund stands by their ad, their name only becomes increasingly ironic as donations to Gillespie’s campaign have tripled since the ad ran. On top of that, the GOP decided to go “all in” on Gillespie, and the RNC has backed him with $15 million. The DNC has only put $1.5 million behind his opponent.
In the wake of the NYC terror attack where a radical Islamist actually did use a truck to run down innocent bystanders, the Latino Victory Fund was finally forced to pull the ad. Why did it take a terror attack and eight deaths to pull the nasty, divisive campaign spot?
Because liberals have no shame, that’s why.
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