American Crossroads, the Karl Rove Republican Super PAC, is running a television ad here in Pennsylvania that I could not believe the first time I saw it. (Full disclosure: Karl Rove was the co-founder of this group and the PAC does not even mention him on its website, but when he is mentioned elsewhere, he is called an "informal advisor". My ass.)
Basically, the ad tries to paint John Fetterman as a radical liberal. Nothing unusual about that for the Repubs. But here is the thing that sets this ad apart. It is frankly pro Josh Shapiro. Yes, the ad compares Fetterman and Shapiro, making Shapiro seem moderate. It is an ad for ticket splitting. Flat out.
Apparently, these folks are desperate to win the Senate. So desperate that they are willing to throw Doug Mastriano under the bus. They have given up on the Governor's race.
This is something I haven't seen before and I have not seen in mentioned elsewhere, so I am posting this quick, short blog. The ad is on the American Crossroads site on YouTube. I hate to link to it, so i didn't.
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