Republicans campaign, fundraise on protecting new license plates from 'out-of-state liberal' attacks

[TexasTowelie]

Treasurer Lynn Fitch and several fellow Republicans running for statewide office are banking on controversy over the state’s new license plates to shore up conservative support in competitive primary elections.

“In Mississippi, we trust God. We put it in our state seal,” Fitch, who is running for attorney general this year, wrote in a May 23 fundraising letter that voters in the Jackson metro area received. “I voted to put that seal on our car tags. Because I did, atheist activists are threatening to sue Mississippi.”

Fitch continued: “I wish I could say this is the first time that liberal outsiders have tried to tell us in Mississippi that they know better than we do. But, it’s not. We pass bill after bill on issues that matter to Mississippians, like life and religious liberty, and they swoop in and take us to court to tell us our values just aren’t right. As your attorney general, I will fight to protect our laws and to defend the will of our people.”

Potential legal drama over the license plate is front-and-center in recent campaign ads and fundraising materials from Fitch as well as her GOP opponent, state Rep. Mark Baker, and governor candidate, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves.

Read more: https://mississippitoday.org/2019/06/10/republicans-campaign-fundraise-on-protecting-new-license-plates-from-out-of-state-liberal-attacks/

[empedocles]

1. In Virginia we have various option license plates. Some of which I call, 'watch out

may be a trumper license plates]. Normal Va. plates have a white background. Suspect 'trumper' plates have a darkish yellow background, with 'don't tread on me' or 'choose life' on them.

[Inside note here, I profile such drivers, wary of them doing something stupid. Anecdotally, I think I'm justified - but that too is suspect].

[empedocles]

2. In DC, where I spend a fair amount of time each week, the license plates read,

'NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION'. I like that much better.

[LastDemocratInSC]

3. Given how damn hot DC can be in the summer...

... I've always thought it should be NO TAXATION WITHOUT REFRIGERATION.

[greymattermom]

4. They should stop accepting out of state support

for everything. It's coming from those pointy headed liberals in blue states, after all.

[empedocles]

5. In Virginia, which on electoral-geographical maps shows up like 90%+ red, is actually a

purple, turning blue state. The principle blue areas are Charlottesville [U of Va areas], tri-cities [beaches], and booming Northern Virginia [where the 'burbs are stretching out over 30 miles, Amazon types a-coming].

Those sickening, redneck, confederate flag waving, anti-socialist legislators, often campaign on their hate for the blue areas - but love to proclaim, and keep those blue dollars, flowing down Interstate 95; [to their declining counties].