Exclusive: Nancy Pelosi targeted in more than a third of GOP House commercials
Source: USA Today
Craig Gilbert, USA TODAY NETWORK Published 12:21 p.m. ET April 1, 2018 | Updated 11:18 a.m. ET April 2, 2018
WASHINGTON Nancy Pelosi has long been a favorite target of GOP attack ads. But Republicans seem to be taking it to another level in this election cycle.
The House Democratic leader has been featured in roughly one-third (34%) of all GOP broadcast ads aired in House races this year, according to data provided to the USA TODAY NETWORK by Kantar Medias Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG), which tracks political advertising. That compares with 9% in all of 2016 and 13% in 2014.
Obamas departure and the lack of a Clinton presidency has left Pelosi as the de facto stand-in as head of the Democratic Party and shorthand to Republican voters for liberal big government, said Erika Franklin Fowler, a Wesleyan University political scientist who co-directs the Wesleyan Media Project, which analyzes broadcast advertising in federal elections.
The key example of the strategy so far this year was the hard-fought special election for Pennsylvanias 18th congressional district, where 58% of GOP spots mentioned the San Francisco Democrat, according to CMAG.
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RandySF
(59,614 posts)Anyone supposedly freaked out over Nancy will find another motivation to vote Republican.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)They can try this, out of desperation, but is there any evidence it works? I can't tell you the number of deplorables I know that wouldn't be able to pick her out of a line up. Most either don't know her name, or can't tell you what her position is. The most humorous are the ones that identify her as the "majority leader", or "House Speaker". One would think that'd piss of Ryan.
TeamPooka
(24,286 posts)because misogyny is their thing, so there you go.
That's what it's all about.
Most Republican men resent accomplished women with strong personalities to no end - and Republican women resent them even more!
OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)Hillary as well. I'm sure they also put Elizabeth Warren's face on ads. When are Repuke women going to wake up?!??!?!?
Pick a Democratic woman, any woman.
GentryDixon
(2,963 posts)They are scared shitless of her & her ability to whip her colleagues.
apnu
(8,759 posts)They've got nothing else. Its pathetic.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)according to some articles Democrats have been replaced by him and he "has the people." Go get 'em!
Mr.Bill
(24,354 posts)they are scared shitless of her, and this is proof.
AllaN01Bear
(18,671 posts)lunasun
(21,646 posts)Pelosi for so long . They never give up trying to get rid of a formidable rival . Ha ha powerful foe is staying
Canoe52
(2,949 posts)Progressive dog
(6,927 posts)"key example of the strategy". That strategy didn't work in a district Trump won by 20%.
TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)Republicans by "Endorsing" a few GOP Candidates! Make them $hit themselves and spend millions of $ disavowing her "Endorsement". Low-info republican voters will vote for the Dem just to vote against Pelosi!
Make the republicans pay and think twice about demonizing ANOTHER Dem!
Hillary Clinton should do the same just for phun!
BaronChocula
(1,626 posts)Why is my opponent running against Nancy Pelosi? Does s/he even know what district s/he's running for?