Yes, it's by a Republican.
Yes, it's blatantly racist.
It's in the Janice Hahn race, CA-36.
And it quite clearly calls Ms. Hahn a bitch and a whore. And shows her as a stripper shaking her booty.
Grossly offensive video, which I advise everyone I AM NOT KIDDING IS OFFENSIVE, below the fold. People of color and women especially will be offended.
Do something with your outrage. ActBlue page for Janice Hahn.
Digby calls it "tweaking the lizard brain".
TPM calls it "Willie Horton on steroids".
My thought is who, exactly, would find this ad persuasive? What does it say about the makers (a new super-PAC) that they think this will cause Republicans to send them money?
Blatant contempt for the audience? Or a finely crafted appeal to the baser instincts of the far right racist? I fear the latter. This is what we're up against, people. Voters and donors who think this makes sense.
7:21 AM PT: Images crossing the screen include Al Capone and Charles Manson, that I recognized. If your theme is gangsters, what does Manson have to do with anything?