Democratic campaign organizations have been spending millions on ads for Republicans whom they call “extreme,” or “fringe,” hoping if those “extremes” win their primaries, they’ll be easier to beat in November.
It’s a strategy drawing criticism from many Republicans, Independents and even from many other Democrats, who argue it’s not just wrong, but that it’s hypocritical to call someone a threat to democracy and then possibly help them get elected.
“John Gibbs is too conservative for west Michigan,” a political ad on YouTube reads out.
The ad meant to oppose Republican John Gibbs was posted and paid for by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).
But take a closer look at this ad: “Gibbs called Trump the greatest president, and worked in Trump’s administration with Ben Carson.”
The ad works as if it is meant to target a Republican audience. But it’s not exactly an attack ad.
“A hard line against immigrants at the border. And so-called patriotic education in our schools,” the ad continues to narrate. The ad campaigns for Gibbs, stating the exact points Republican voters want to hear.
