Republicans Drop Trump From Campaign Ads as Midterms Approach

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MAGA Republicans are panicking as we hit the home stretch before midterms, and they are deleting Donald Trump from their ads. They are deleting Donald Trump from their websites. Meanwhile, Democrats are highlighting how these MAGA Republicans were attached at the hip to Donald Trump, and their policies with Trump policies have destroyed this country. Get this. In May, Trump was mentioned in 40% of GOP broadcast ad airings. So far in October, that figure has fallen to just 1%. 1% messages, mentions of Trump in GOP ads in contrast. Democratic ads have increasingly mentioned Trump in recent weeks. The president has been mentioned in 21% of Dem broadcasts airing this month. Look at this visual right here of the amount spent by each party on ads mentioning Donald Trump leading until the midterm elections. As we get closer, Democrats are saying, Trump, Trump, Trump. Look at these Republicans. They're Trumpers, and they destroyed your lives. And the Republicans, are removing the references to Trump from their ads. Also, you have this Republican candidate's campaign website accidentally publishing the AI prompt, the president is not popular. Take a look right over here in Pratt for Congress. Residents want everyday purchases to be affordable. The president is not popular. So all messaging should be focused on local politics and local political needs. Oopsies. Didn't want to include that. So now I want to share with you, though, some of the incredible ads that Democrats are putting out. I'll even show you some ads that the MAGA Republicans are putting out as they try to distance themselves from Donald Trump. The first one I want to show you is James Tallarico calling out the Trumper, the crooked Ken Paxton. He goes, Tallarico goes, Ken Paxton knows about Texas and Italy and India and Malta and China. And Dubai do just travels everywhere on the taxpayer dime. Here, play this clip. This election, remember that Ken Paxton is the only candidate who truly knows Texas and the Caribbean and India, Taiwan, South Africa, Iceland, Dubai for New Year's Eve with fugitives of the U.S., five different ski towns in the Rockies, an Idaho resort, Georgia to watch the Masters, Oklahoma, wineries, that's plural, in Napa Valley, China, New Jersey, two stops at Disney World, Italy, Albania, Greece, Malta, London on America's 250th birthday. Yes, we can see you. He took nearly 1,000 trips while serving as attorney general, costing taxpayers $3.3 million. And if you elect him to the Senate, he'll do what he does best, take a flight out of Texas. But for James Tallarico, he's taken a normal number of trips and paid for them himself. I love that one. I also like this ad right here from Scott Colombe. He's running in Mississippi against MAGA Republican extremist Senator Sidney Clyde Smith. Watch this incredible ad. He goes, Colombe goes, she done lost her damn mind. You're playing this clip. Pick another protein. What the? Pick another senator instead. This one over here, powerful ad from Dr. Abdul El-Sayed showing his grandparents. Let's play this clip. El-Sayed, he's a total communist. Communists? We're Presbyterian. There's lots of ads making our grandson Abdul seem different. And he is different. Different about how he takes on the powerful. Stop listening to those lying ads. Take a walk. Read a book. Go on a boat ride, maybe. They think they can fool us. But us seniors, we're hip. Abdul doesn't always say the right thing. He got that from you. But he does the right thing. I'm Abdul El-Sayed, and I approve this message. Or how about this new Tallarico ad running statewide? I'll show it to you. Ken Paxton says I don't have his experience. And he's right. I've never been indicted for fraud. I've never been reported to the FBI for bribery. I've never been impeached by my own party. And I've never given a sweetheart deal to a pedophile. I have a different kind of experience. I've worked with both parties to cap the cost of insulin and pass the largest property tax cut in Texas history. I'm James Tallarico, and I approve this message because we need a different kind of experience in Washington. Now I'll show you a Democratic PAC ad showing how the Democrats are obsessed with bathrooms. Let's play it. Hello. What are you doing? Who are you? I'm your Republican congressman. Now that we're in charge, I'm checking to make sure there's no trans people in the wrong bathroom. Bathrooms are private. Don't you have anything better to do? I won the last election, and this is my priority. Now let's make sure you're really a girl. Let me show you the MAGA Republican PAC called Choose Freedom PAC. They've been running this during football games. They said, Michael is a normal guy. He loves tailgate, and he kind of hates politics. He was ready to skip voting this year, but he remembered Democrats are a bunch of crazies. Yeah, I'm not sure this is going to be working right now, but anyway, watch what they said. Michael is a normal guy. He loves a tailgate, and he kind of hates politics. He was ready to skip voting this year, but he remembered Democrats are crazier than his ex. They care more about their pronouns than his paycheck and push record high inflation and benefits for illegals. But with Republicans, he's making more. Companies are adding American jobs, and the border is closed. Michael won't quit on his team or his country. It's that simple. Vote Republican. Or how about MAGA Republican extremist from New Hampshire, John Sununu, whose new TV ad is like, I don't know Donald Trump. I've never even met the guy. I kid you not. That's what they're running with. I don't even know the guy. I didn't meet him. The way Chris Pappas tells it, I'm President Trump's long lost son. I've never even met the man. When the president's policies are bad for New Hampshire, I'll oppose them. Just like I opposed the war in Iran and the trade war with Canada. New Hampshire, independent. Pappas voted with Nancy Pelosi 99% of the time. That's California, Chris. I'm John Sununu, and I approve this message. Meanwhile, Dr. Amy Acton in Ohio is out with a new ad featuring her brother after vile Vivek Ramaswamy ran an ad featuring Dr. Amy Acton's estranged mother, who was a strange with Dr. Acton when Acton was 12 after her stepfather sexually assaulted her and her mother took the side of the stepfather after he was arrested and you had amy acton and her brother obviously were moved at a very young age out of their home because their stepfather sexually assaulted dr amy acton here is this powerful ad from amy acton let's play it i received a lot of abuse but amy always got the worst of it she continued to receive that abuse because she knew she had to protect me from from that and and that if she hadn't done that um who knows where i would have ended up and she's 11 and 12 years old and to think that that's somehow a talking point shame on vivek it's the contempt he has for amy is the contempt he has for ohio he's not fit to lead you and this ad i think is a great one from james talarico about ken paxton selling off texas let's play it ken paxton is selling off texas our land our water our communities anything to make a buck he gave data centers billions in special tax breaks and they gave him nearly half a million in campaign contributions now texans are paying the price with skyrocketing utility bills that's corruption data centers bankroll paxton they get tax breaks and you get stuck with the bill i'm james talarico and i approve this message because we can't afford ken paxton's corruption did you know that helping dolphins led to the first essential fatty acid discovery in over 90 years it's called c15 and it's a total game changer for aging healthier fatty 15 co-founder dr stephanie van watson discovered c15 while working with the u.s navy to improve the health of older dolphins it turns out c15 is a foundational nutrient for the health of older dolphins and that actually strengthens our cells without it we develop cellular fragility syndrome a deficiency that 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their 90-day subscription starter kit by going to fatty15.com slash midas and using code midas at checkout once again that's 15 off their 90-day subscription starter kit by going to fatty15.com slash midas and using code midas at checkout here's a great one talking about ken paxton um sold out texas but texas was built by hope talarico says by people who had no business believing but believed anyway one of my favorite ads of the season let's play it texas was built by hope by people who had no business believing but believed anyway farmers immigrants freedmen the people who planted seeds in merciless soil who looked out across this land and saw everything but somewhere along the way the rules started to change the people at the top started taking more and more and working texans got by with less and less and working texans got by with less and less and working texans got by with less and less this state is full of people holding things together with their bare hands the early shift the late shift the classroom the family business the family business the family business the house they're still trying to keep all while the people at the top keep rigging the system against us but when texans come together but when texans come together but when texans come together across the fence across the fence across everything they use to divide us across everything they use to divide us across everything they use to divide us we become the thing we become the thing we become the thing they can't control they can't control they can't control can't break can't break can't break can't stop can't stop can't stop texans don't surrender easily texans don't surrender easily texans don't surrender easily hope built this place hope built this place hope built this place and hope still lives here and hope still lives here and hope still lives here in every town in every town in every town every valley every valley every valley every stretch of highway every stretch of highway every stretch of highway to every texan who's ever wondered if to every texan who's ever wondered if to every texan who's ever wondered if anyone in power is paying attention anyone in power is paying attention anyone in power is paying attention we are taking our state back we are taking our state back we are taking our state back not with anger not with anger not with anger not with fear not with fear not with fear not with division not with division not with division but with the hope that built this but with the hope that built this but with the hope that built this state state state because a little bit of hope because a little bit of hope because a little bit of hope is a dangerous thing meanwhile ken paxton is running an ad meanwhile ken paxton is running an ad meanwhile ken paxton is running an ad saying that saying that saying that missing child posters go up and he takes missing child posters go up and he takes missing child posters go up and he takes them down them down them down okay here play this clip when missing okay here play this clip when missing okay here play this clip when missing posters go up posters go up posters go up ken paxton takes them down ken paxton ken paxton takes them down ken paxton ken paxton takes them down ken paxton for u.s senate texas for u.s senate texas for u.s senate texas let's take a look at let's take a look at let's take a look at what's going on in kansas right now what's going on in kansas right now what's going on in kansas right now where a democrat aligned group is up on where a democrat aligned group is up on where a democrat aligned group is up on tv with the spot hitting incumbent tv with the spot hitting incumbent tv with the spot hitting incumbent roger marshall roger marshall roger marshall for causing a lot of harm to the state for causing a lot of harm to the state for causing a lot of harm to the state let's play this clip let's play this clip let's play this clip he swore an oath to do no harm he swore an oath to do no harm he swore an oath to do no harm roger marshall gouged his own patience roger marshall gouged his own patience roger marshall gouged his own patience with 18 percent interest open up then with 18 percent interest open up then with 18 percent interest open up then had them arrested when they couldn't pay had them arrested when they couldn't pay had them arrested when they couldn't pay like a pregnant mother handcuffed in like a pregnant mother handcuffed in like a pregnant mother handcuffed in front of her toddler and sent to jail front of her toddler and sent to jail front of her toddler and sent to jail over a c-section bill of fifty dollars over a c-section bill of fifty dollars over a c-section bill of fifty dollars now marshall's in washington cutting now marshall's in washington cutting now marshall's in washington cutting health care for tens of thousands of health care for tens of thousands of health care for tens of thousands of kansans roger marshall preying on Kansans one patient at a time. New Deal for All Inc. is responsible for the content of this advertising. And an ad attacking Roger Marshall, the MAGA Republican extremist, for covering the Epstein files. Let's play it. I was 13 years old when I met Jeffrey Epstein. I was told about an old guy that just liked to get massages from young girls. When Jeffrey gave me that $300, I was very vulnerable. He used me in every way. I expected our leaders to hear our stories and actually hold our abusers accountable. They've only let us down. It's just not of much interest to me right now. When will protecting children from abusers be of interest to Senator Marshall? More on MAGA Republican extremist Marshall covering up the Epstein files. Let's play it. For years, Jeffrey Epstein abused young girls. Some were just 14. When the chance came to reveal the truth, Roger Marshall said releasing the files was necessary. Not that interesting to him. Then he went to the Senate floor and voted to keep the Epstein files sealed. Turns out Marshall took campaign money from people named in the Epstein files. Marshall called it a distraction. When the truth is that Roger Marshall is just a yes man for the Epstein class. 1861 Initiative is responsible for the content of this ad. How about we take a look in Iowa where there's this ad hitting Ashley Hinson, the MAGA extremist, running for the Senate seat there. Let's play it. Ashley Hinson left Iowa. In the rearview mirror and never looked back. Hinson voted seven times for the war and now gas is through the roof. She voted five times for the tariffs. Now Iowa farms are going under. Meanwhile, Ashley Hinson is full speed ahead. She's taken millions from corporations and lobbyists. And after just five years in Washington, she's $8 million richer. Ashley Hinson got rich. Iowa got left behind. Win Senate is responsible for the content of this ad. How about this one? Over here, also going after Hinson for her horrific conduct. Let's play it. I spent 35 and a half years working to keep our children safe. So what Ashley Hinson did makes me sick. Ashley Hinson took $90,000 from billionaires in the Epstein files, then fought to block the release of the Epstein files. 14 year old girls were sex trafficked and raped, but Ashley Hinson protected the predators. Josh Turek will fight to stop corruption in both parties and stop sex trafficking. editorial campaign committee and Sherrod Brown up on this up on TV with this spot hitting John Houston, who Donald Trump says has an amazing ass. Houston's ass is what Donald Trump likes to talk about here. Play this clip. We really can't escape John Houston these days. Everywhere we go, John Houston's making our lives more expensive. John Houston brought data centers to Ohio and delivered sky high electric bills. John Houston voted 14 times for the war, driving up these gas prices. At the grocery, he's added taxes to everything we buy. Now's only one thing for us to do. 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