Posted on 05/11/2017 5:38:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The first TV ad of Bill Peduto’s campaign was a 30-second address made directly to President Donald Trump, criticizing the Republican leader’s rhetoric and proposed budget cuts.
But Peduto isn’t running for a seat in the House of Representatives or the Senate. In fact, he’s not seeking federal office of any kind. He’s a mayor, running for re-election in Pittsburgh, and his office has very little to do with the White House.
No matter.
“Mr. President, if you keep trying to cut health care and after-school programs, even a Patriots fan like you should know that won’t play in Pittsburgh,” the Democratic candidate said. (The NFL’s New England Patriots are rivals to Pittsburgh’s football team, the Steelers.)
A local candidate running ads about the Leader of the Free World might seem odd. But even in the smallest races, Democratic strategists predict, it’s about to become commonplace.
The new president has such a grip on the Democratic Party’s psyche that candidates can’t ignore him – even if they’re running for positions such as mayor that are ostensibly more about local issues. That makes ads about the New York billionaire inevitable, as Democratic candidates try to prove to their base that they’ll do whatever they can to fight this president.
“You’ll see it from dogcatcher to president to governor to really any race where there’s a primary,” said John Lapp, a Democratic strategist....
(Excerpt) Read more at kansas.com ...
I work in Silicon Valley and that kind of “platform” just might work here....its nuts.
Rent free indeed, and even ordering movies on their account
The Left only knows Hive mentality, injecting venom into everything possible to activate the swarm.. but 60% of Americans now realize DJT is steering the ship out of the manufactured storms to safety and prosperity.
Please don’t change, RATS. You are on the path to victory /s
LMAO, let them go nuts. Pittsburgh has not had a Republican mayor since before WWII just like most urban destroyed Demrat cities. If they are that scared even if they are incumbent with the Democrat Party scheme machine, just maybe a few Republicans can chip at some of these races.
Witchita?
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