GOP group defends ad showing burning image of AOC during Democratic debate

[RandySF]

The founder of a new Republican group is defending an ad that aired during Thursday’s Democratic presidential debate that featured a burning image of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The New York Democrat criticized the spot as racist.

New Faces GOP was founded by Elizabeth Heng, who lost a House race in California last cycle. Heng, who is the PAC’s executive director, was featured in the 30-second TV ad, which ran both during and after the debate on ABC.

“This ad is about fighting the socialist agenda that has taken over the Democratic Party,” she said in a statement when asked to respond to Ocasio-Cortez’s criticism.

“I am not afraid to engage in a debate of ideas, and it is the AOC extremists that have to resort in name calling because they don’t have real solutions for our country,” she added.

Heng, a onetime staffer to former California GOP Rep. Ed Royce, lost a race for the state’s 16th District to Democratic Rep. Jim Costa by 15 points last fall. She recently founded the group to help diversify the Republican Party.



https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/gop-group-defends-ad-showing-burning-image-aoc-democratic-debate

[leftieNanner]

1. Diversify the Republican oarty

Hahahaha

(Breathe)

Hahahaha

[sharedvalues]

3. They need all the non-white people they can get

Because they don’t have very many.

Down 1 today.

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/12/trump-gregory-cheadle-republican-white-superiority-complex

[NCLefty]

6. Remember they did an "autopsy" after their 2012 loss, to figure out how to stop losing.

It basically said, "So uhhhh, stop being dicks to minorities?"

Then they turned to the biggest racist & xenophobe they could find. Whee...

https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/the-republican-autopsy-report/

[sharedvalues]

2. Who paid for the ad?

[JHB]

10. Donor list, via OpenSecrets

https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgave2.php?cmte=C00700252&cycle=2020

[octoberlib]

12. Huh. Most of them are from California.

[UniteFightBack]

4. I literally laughed out loud and this very poorly done ad. nt

[Gothmog]

5. I saw this ad on twitter

It is totally digusting

[abqtommy]

7. Heh Heh. Righties say "socialist agenda" like it's a bad thing!

[JHB]

8. Because raising the minimum wage and fighting medical profiteering...

... equals death camps. Sure.


Another Republican crackpot who will decry "European socialism" in one breath and in the next pat us on the back as leader of "the free world", and they're the very same countries.

[RandiFan1290]

9. A lot of DUers hate Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and were very upset when she ran and won.

I wonder if they support this garbage and still plan on supporting her opponent in 2020?

[Generic Other]

11. Daily Two Minutes Hate

Looked like something produced by the Ministry of Truth for the Daily Two Minutes Hate. We are told we must openly and loudly express hatred for AOC. And the Overlords cynically tap the Asian Malinche (Aztec mistress of Cortez) to deliver the message. Shameful.

[octoberlib]

13. I think it's really inappropriate for a major

broadcasting network to show an ad that depicts a Congresswoman burning. ABC is the home of Jon Karl. Figures.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

14. I think that I have the right-winger "socialism" tag figured out

It's racist code IMHO