Posted on 11/01/2017 5:24:14 AM PDT by davikkm
The Washington Post editorial board slammed the Latino Victory Fund’s “vile” and “despicable” ad and chided Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam for not calling out that ad featuring an Ed Gillespie supporter chasing down minority children. The Latino Victory Fund pulled their ad in the wake of a terrorist attack in New York City that featured a man running several people over with a truck and reportedly shouting “Allahu Akbar.”
Cristobal Alex, the president of the Latino Victory Fund, said in a statement to Breitbart News, “We knew our ad would ruffle feathers. We held a mirror to the Republican Party, and they don’t like what they see. We have decided to pull our ad at this time. Given recent events, we will be placing other powerful ads into rotation that highlight the reasons we need to elect progressive leaders in Virginia.”
The Washington Post editorial board decried the attack ad on Gillespie as “vile” and “despicable.”
The paper added, “ It behooves Mr. Northam, while he is offering criticism, to make clear that even though the anti-Gillespie spot was not a product of his campaign, his campaign wants no part of it.”
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Gillespie for Governor. For many reasons — this one is to not let these tactics see success.
I trust this one video is enough to get people out to vote and put the Republicans over the top in all of the contests on election day, not just for Governor.
JoMa
I trust this one video is enough to get people out to vote and put the Republicans over the top in all of the contests on election day, not just for Governor.
JoMa
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