MAGA-fied political ads now seen in the wild

[Jackmannii]

@Superdude

I’ve referred to this in a Pit thread, but Kentucky is doing the same thing. Andy Barr, Thomas Massie, Ed Gallrein, and others are trying to ride the Trump train to victory. There have been commercials calling Barr “Amnesty Andy,” saying that he’s supported giving amnesty to undocumented immigrants, with him refuting the allegations.

The Republicans running for Senate to replace Mitch McConnell are all trying to outdo each other in rabid support for everything Trump and pretending their opponents are stealth liberals.

Immigration and race have become leading factors in the race. Barr stirred discussion with an ad earlier this year proclaiming it’s “not a sin to be white,” and Morris has called for a total moratorium on all immigration. The two men have tried to portray the other as squishes on immigration and matters of so-called “woke” politics.

Since I mostly don’t watch local TV I’ve missed out on a lot of political ads, but Nate Morris’ spots infesting social media are plenty revolting.

You’d think that one of these yahoos (Barr*, Morris and Cameron) running for the GOP Senate nomination would show a bit of willingness to differentiate themselves from pack loyalty and question Trump’s Iran war policy (for instance). But they’re running scared over the possibility of alienating MAGA voters.

Whoever survives this race to the bottom has a good shot at winning in November anyway.

*Andy Barr, unfortunately, is my current congressman. Once upon a time when I lived in Texas my congressman was Tom DeLay. I have all the luck.