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Democrat group betting on anti-ICE fear in new campaign ad targeting young men
Fox News ^ | 6/17/2025 | Elizabeth Elkind

Posted on 06/20/2025 2:19:23 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat

FIRST ON FOX: A fundraising group dedicated to helping Democrats flip Republican seats is releasing a dark new advertisement it hopes will help the left win over young men ahead of the 2026 races.

The Progress Action Fund has gained attention for its risqué viral ads featuring a fictional "Republican congressman" who invades private moments in bedrooms, bathrooms and hospitals to enforce so-called conservative policies, such as stopping sex, abortion or denying care to Medicare patients.

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Joe Jacobson, an Obama administration alumnus who founded and runs Progress Action Fund, told Fox News Digital that his PAC's testing shows the ad will be potent with young men.

"We found that after seeing the ad, young men – you know, I'm 31 and our target demo is to win back young men in 2026 after they flipped to Trump by 30 points – and what we found is that it moves the needle for Democrats, making young men under 30 support Democrats and view them favorably, by about four points," Jacobson said in an interview.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; demlies; democrats; illegalimmigration; lol; men; pandering; politicalads; progressactionfund
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The Ads in Question
1 posted on 06/20/2025 2:19:23 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat
"Sorry, she's not yours anymore."

That's exactly what Democrats have said to fathers who tried to stop their ex-wives from castrating their children under the guise of "gender affirmation".

It's also what divorce courts have been saying to men for decades now.

2 posted on 06/20/2025 2:28:56 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Republican Wildcat
"When she's in prison in El Salvador..."

There are a lot of Leftist men who'd love to see their baby mama get deported.

3 posted on 06/20/2025 2:30:08 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Republican Wildcat

Babylon Bee needs to create one with an MS 13 gang member and a 10-year-old blonde girl


4 posted on 06/20/2025 2:30:14 PM PDT by Bulwinkle (Bulwinkle, a.k.a. Daffy Duck )
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To: Republican Wildcat

This ad should be very effective in persuading illegal non-citizens to vote D. And they have already locked up the (D)ead vote. Whatever will we do?


5 posted on 06/20/2025 2:34:29 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Yeah, young men are gonna rally around the people taking their jobs.


6 posted on 06/20/2025 2:38:31 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: Republican Wildcat
The head of Progress Action Fund is Joe Jacobson. But of course
7 posted on 06/20/2025 2:42:57 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell.k and Trump <p>)
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To: circlecity

“Yeah, young men are gonna rally around the people taking their jobs.”

I know an immigrant who is here legally and now a citizen. He gets red in the face describing his hatred of illegals. He’s fed up with illegals targeting other Hispanics for crime and with them taking jobs at low rates.

My other experience is with my buddy’s son who works construction. He’s competing against illegals and that’s tough. So, I wonder who the ads are targeting. It isn’t the legal voter.


8 posted on 06/20/2025 2:45:46 PM PDT by Gen.Blather (I had a tagline and I dropped it. The cat back-pawed it under the Barcalounger. )
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To: thegagline

You don’t like Norwegians either?


9 posted on 06/20/2025 2:50:16 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (Don’t want to hurt no kangaroos )
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To: Gen.Blather

Good point


10 posted on 06/20/2025 2:50:49 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell.k and Trump <p>)
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To: Gen.Blather

“””I know an immigrant who is here legally and now a citizen. He gets red in the face describing his hatred of illegals.”””

About 10 years ago I was doing a job at a church and talked daily with the janitor. He was from Nicaragua, I believe. He was a good guy. One day he said he would be taking the oath of office soon and was so proud he started tearing up. He said it took him years and a lot of money but he did it right and never had to worry about getting in trouble. He had no sympathy for the illegals.


11 posted on 06/20/2025 2:51:03 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: Republican Wildcat

Dems, you’re still doing it wrong!
Fire your Advisors!


12 posted on 06/20/2025 2:53:56 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Republican Wildcat

Democrats really think young men are stupid. They would do better directing stuff this stupid at women.


13 posted on 06/20/2025 2:54:01 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: Republican Wildcat; Bulwinkle; Nervous Tick; circlecity; Gen.Blather; Lisbon1940; shelterguy
These "ads" are pretty much the essence of Leftists and their approach to obtaining and holding power.
  • They are indisputably false.

  • They are intended as an emotional assault on their target

  • They are manipulative in nature.

  • They fully conclude that if they were to present the issue factually to those they purport to "reach out to", that those people are unlikely to embrace their point of view. So they resort to this.

  • They openly demonstrate the contempt and lack of regard Leftists have for those they are trying to manipulate.

None of this is surprising to anyone who pays attention. And the fact that the Left is wholly populated to people vulnerable to this deceptive manipulation is no surprise either.

14 posted on 06/20/2025 2:56:00 PM PDT by rlmorel (To Leftists, Conservative Speech is Violence, while they view their Violence as Speech.)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Was there ever a Democratic platform that wasn’t based on fear?


15 posted on 06/20/2025 3:02:08 PM PDT by antidemoncrat (In a way ge is right as)
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To: Lisbon1940

As a happy and benevolent misanthrope, I dislike everyone;-)


16 posted on 06/20/2025 3:05:21 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell.k and Trump <p>)
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To: antidemoncrat

Nope, that’s all the demonrats have to offer is fear.


17 posted on 06/20/2025 3:08:28 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Republican Wildcat
by about four points

Inside the MoE LoFL!

18 posted on 06/20/2025 3:13:58 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: T.B. Yoits

FNC is still clueless as to how the rats operate. The ad is targeting gullible women.


19 posted on 06/20/2025 4:07:39 PM PDT by iamgalt ( )
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To: Republican Wildcat

Democrats need to get a refund on their 20 mil. I hate to tell them (actually I don’t) but their out-reach campaign to young men isn’t working.


20 posted on 06/20/2025 4:18:33 PM PDT by CFW
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