Meet the most provocative ads of the 2022, so far.
In one of them, Arizona GOP Senate candidate Jim Lamon faces off in an OK Corral-style shoot-out with Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. — and the ad received backlash since Kelly’s wife, former Rep. Gabby Giffords, was a victim of gun violence.
In another race, an outside group invokes murder and cannibalism to slam Oklahoma GOP Gov. Kevin Stitt in one ad. “Gov. Stitt’s catch and release policies led to the largest mass release of felons in U.S. history. One felon released by Gov. Stitt was Lawrence Anderson. Anderson brutally murdered his neighbor, then tried to feed her organs to his family. When his family refused, Anderson killed them, too.”
Here’s one that features the Joker, Captain Hook and Maleficent — to attack Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., who voted for Donald Trump’s second impeachment.
Here’s a Democratic ad from progressive Jessica Cisneros that goes right at the FBI raid on primary opponent Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas. Cuellar and Cisneros now face off in a May 24 runoff.
Here’s another Democratic ad from Louisiana Senate candidate Gary Chambers, who smokes marijuana in it.
This ad from Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate Dave White puts the spotlight on two white young children in the classroom: “This girl is a racist. So is he. All of them born racist. The left calls this Critical Race Theory.”
Here’s Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s introductory ad: “
While in this ad — from Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate David McCormick — chants “Let’s go, Brandon” about Biden over and over.