Republican Group to Run Ad on Fox News Urging Congress to Protect Elections Because Trump Won't

[dixiegrrrrl]

Republicans for the Rule of Law (RRL), a conservative group whose stated purpose is "defending the institutions of our republic," will run an advertisement on Fox News urging Congress to help protect U.S. elections.

"President Trump's complete disregard for American election security, as illustrated in his comments last night during an interview with ABC News, should shock every American," the group said in a statement.

The advertisement is an attempt to encourage lawmakers to act on their constitutional duty to protect the United States from both foreign and domestic threats. The 30-second video will air on Fox & Friends, CNN's New Day and MSNBC's Morning Joe on Monday, June 17.

The video features footage from President Trump's inauguration in January 2017, during which he took an oath to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution. The ad then switches to footage from one of Trump's latest television interviews, during which he told ABC's George Stephanopoulos that he would open to accepting opposition research on his 2020 opponent from a foreign government.

https://www.newsweek.com/republican-group-run-ad-fox-news-urging-congress-protect-elections-because-trump-wont-1444127?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=NewsweekTwitter&utm_medium=Social

[rurallib]

1. "Republicans for the Rule of Law" sounds like an oxymoron

[BigmanPigman]

4. You beat me to it!

[mountain grammy]

2. How about Democrats start running a few ads?

[empedocles]

5. More persuasive when the republicans run those ads

We need all the help we can get - especially down ticket

[mountain grammy]

6. I mean in general..

though the years I've seen plenty of Republican ads outside of election years pushing some right wing crap. This messaging works for the GOP because it's in a vacuum with nothing, not the Democrats and certainly not the "news," pushing back against the flaming lies.

[yonder]

9. "certainly not the "news,"" +1000.

[kozar]

3. I'm reading a number of these types of stories.

My heart wants to think the tide is changing and some R's are finally seeing the light,,, unfortunately, my nuts ,which have been kicked too often because I listened to my heart,,tell me otherwise.


Koz

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. I am seeing a change

On twitter, there are very few pro-trump replies to a anti-trump tweet.
On Facebook, I am told, because I refuse to go there, the same thing....not a lot of pro-trump blathering on posts.

He is becoming less defensible by the day. there will always be a minority who are racist scum, but that is how the average curve always works out. 70% of people don't agree with that.

[ProudLib72]

7. The one thing I hope this does is isolate the fringe that makes up his base

In other words, I hope it creates massive division in the R camp. Not sure it will, but that would be the best possible outcome.

[Brawndo]

8. It'll have the opposite affect when aired on Faux Noise

40% of this country WANTS a king, bound by no laws, no more debate, just decrees. They are too far gone to sway.

[Crunchy Frog]

10. Wish there was more of this sort of thing coming from our side, but I'll take wherever I can get it.