Democrats lean on doctors in battleground ads on abortion -- even when they're not from the district

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

Oct. 2, 2024, 5:30 PM EDT


House Democrats need to flip just four seats to take the chamber’s majority in November, and super PACs are going all out on the airwaves in battleground districts, blasting Republicans over abortion and reproductive rights in ads.

Some of the ads feature doctors speaking passionately about abortion and saying that Republican candidates shouldn't represent "us" or "our" communities in Congress. But in at least four instances, House Majority PAC, a super PAC aligned with House Democratic leadership, featured Republican-blasting doctors in their ads who did not live in the district where they were advertising.

In two of the ads, which target voters in New Mexico’s 2nd District and Arizona’s 6th District, the doctors blame Republicans for working to restrict access to abortions, but do not explicitly mention these Republicans representing them.

In two other ads, one in Colorado’s 8th District and one in Oregon’s 5th District, the doctors featured in House Majority PAC's ads did argue that Colorado GOP state Rep. Gabe Evans “should never represent us in Congress” and that “our future can’t be trusted with [GOP Rep.] Lori Chavez DeRemer” in Oregon, making a more direct reference to Republicans who could be representing those districts.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democrats-lean-doctors-battleground-ads-abortion-even-not-district-rcna173611

[hlthe2b]

1. So? It doesn't change the issue that doctors face under that state's law or proposed/potential ban...

While I have not seen the specific ads, it would seem that the doctors in those ads are addressing the real issues.

[Hugin]

3. It's a national issue and those are federal offices.

I am glad you picked up on that too.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. There are two example ads in the OP linked article

These ads were created by the Democratic party's "House Majority PAC".

I.e., they are supposed to be supportive of (D) candidates in what may be "swing districts" to hit at their opponents, tying them to the anti-abortion GOP.

*Technically* a PAC isn't supposed to be aligned to a candidate but to issues that might impact the candidates.

[Hugin]

2. NM 2 currently has Gabe Vasquez (D) as the incumbent.

I won’t mention his retread opponent in 2024 either, except to say that ALL of the ads I’ve seen have her pegged.

Not your fault, BumRush, but this article is gibberish. It’s like a third grader’s fevered frenzy to cobble together some outrage conspiracy fabric. Indicating more how much of a mistake it was to turn the RNC into a legal slush fund for the High Maintenance Mussolini than anything else.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. See this above regarding what they are doing

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3316758