[1/9] As part of our 2020 ad tracker project, here is a break down of the worst #DogWhistleAd of the week.
Find out more about this campaign and if politicians in your district are using coded racist ads to get elected with our tracker: 2020adwatch.com
[2/9] Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), a PAC that focuses on State legislative races, is continuing to stitch together fear-mongering around anti-racist protests with an anti-immigrant message with attack ads against Georgia House Minority Leader Bob Trammell.
[3/9] This week, the RSLC launched radio and TV ads. Their radio ad attempts to draw a line of fear of the non-white other from Trammell’s alleged support for BLM to a staged vote banning local governments from hiring undocumented workers.
[4/9] In the radio ad an ominous voiceover says: “He sides with the rioters tearing America apart... puts his liberal politics over safety, so it’s no wonder Trammell voted against the law that would stop local governments from hiring illegal immigrants.”
[5/9] The racism continues as the ad states, “In these tough times, we should ensure that every taxpayer-funded job goes to legal citizens...Trammell: coming after your guns and paying illegal immigrants with your tax dollars while putting our safety at risk.”
[6/9] Meanwhile the RSLC’s racist dog-whistle TV ad tries to depict Georgia in a state of chaos because of anti-racist protests while the voiceover says, “We know who lawyer, politician, Bob Trammell stands with, and it’s not us.”
[7/9] The message of these ads is relatively obvious and is clearly an attack on Black Americans and undocumented immigrants, painting both groups as inherently dangerous.
[8/9] This false and coded racist message presents no real solutions for creating good-paying jobs, keeping neighborhoods safe, or working to bring people together to work for equality and justice. It's just division for the personal benefit of a few.
[9/9] This poison pill hurts us all, including the White voters these ads are trying to scare into the ballot box. Only if we come together across racial lines will we have the power to demand a U.S. that works for #AllOfUs.
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.@vcardenasDC: Donald Trump’s choice of J.D. Vance is a signal that there will not be a substantial change in tone or trajectory from the Trump campaign after the shooting of this past weekend.
.@vcardenasDC: Senator Vance had one of the most combative reactions to the violence, without any consideration of inflaming even more political violence.
.@vcardenasDC: Vance’s reaction fits into his pattern from the last several years, as he has been a leading messenger of the dangerous white nationalist conspiracy rhetoric that inspired multiple deadly domestic terrorists in Pittsburgh, El Paso, Buffalo and elsewhere.
Ahead of tonight's #GOPDebate, advocates and experts raise concerns about the dangers of normalizing rhetoric associated with the great replacement conspiracy theory, like describing migrants and asylum seekers as an “invasion.” bit.ly/3RCMJ1Q
"The media has an obligation not only to avoid normalizing this dangerous rhetoric, but to actively call it out for what it is: anti-immigrant, antisemitic, and racist lies that have fueled a cycle of extremist violence." @amyspitalnick @theJCPA
@amyspitalnick @theJCPA “Rhetoric that is linked to real-world acts of violence like ‘invasion’ and ‘replacement’ has no place in the public debate about immigration and the border. We can disagree on how to approach the challenges we face, but words matter." @vcardenasDC
"My state, through direct orders from Texas DPS, is now pushing small children and nursing babies back into the Rio Grande, where deployed razor wire and buoys have already increased the likelihood of drownings." - @_mariocarrillo_
"It’s almost too much to comprehend. Unfortunately, as horrific as this is, it’s not all that unpredictable given the escalation in dehumanization of migrants." - @_mariocarrillo_
HAPPENING NOW: Florida experts and advocates highlight the implications of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s agenda for Florida communities, the economy and the rest of the nation.
Follow along for updates 🧵⬇️
.@tomaskenn starts things off by saying that Florida legislation no longer functions as its own body, but works for Gov. DeSantis
What is sad is that it all of this serves the political aspirations of one man, says @tomaskenn
“It is atrocious that yet another family has to mourn their child because of our collective inability to fix our broken immigration system. Our hearts are with her family, and tens of thousands of other families whose pursuit of a better life ends in tragedy." - @vcardenasDC
@vcardenasDC "The CBP needs to learn from this tragedy and take the necessary steps to ensure it doesn't happen again." - @vcardenasDC
Why @POTUS approach to “downplay or defuse” on immigration is wrong for the U.S. economy and his 2024 re-election: bit.ly/3mKtuWy
"Creating a modern immigration system that works for America and the American economy is a strength to be embraced, not an issue to ‘downplay or defuse’." - @douglasrivlin
"Getting the economy right, combating inflation, progressing in the fight against climate change, and staffing the care economy are all political and policy priorities for President Biden and Democrats." - @douglasrivlin