Meidas Touch, a democratic super PAC, is launching a new ad blitz targeting Sens next week. Josh Hawley
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The ad campaign is the result of a six-figure purchase that airs Mondays and Tuesdays on CNN and Tuesdays on Fox News, according to details shared with The Hill first. It will also air Tuesday on Missouri and Texas statewide channels. The PAC will also get the ads on MSNBC sometime next week.
The ad says Hawley, Cruz and others “ turned on ” last week’s mob by objecting to the Electoral College’s results and calling on supporters to fight against the president-elect’s certification. Joe Biden
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The 30 second clips show Cruz telling his supporters “we’re not going into the night quietly” over a photo of Hawley with his fist in the air.
The ad claims these and other comments from people like Rep. Mo Brooks
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“The white supremacist gang that carried out a murderous attack on our Capitol last week didn’t come out of nowhere,” said Brett Meiselas, a founder of Medias Touch. ‘It was not only helped, stimulated and turned on Donald Trump
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“These traitors who instigated domestic terrorism in our Capitol must be held accountable for their insurgency. We will not stop until they are charged for their crime and expelled from public life. “
The ad marks the latest attack on Hawley and Cruz, who spearheaded the Senate attempt to object to the presidential election results in key states on the battlefield.
Critics of lawmakers partly blame them for the riot, reiterating their concerns about widespread electoral fraud.
Last week’s chaos resulted in the deaths of five people, including a Capitol Police officer and a rioters who were shot by another officer while trying to break through a window in the building.
Several Democrats have called for the two senators to resign, while some Republicans have rebuked them for their objections.
Reproaches from outside groups have also increased, with a string of leading organizations pledging to withhold donations to lawmakers who objected to the results. Simon & Schuster announced last week that it would cancel publication of Hawley’s upcoming book, and a hotel announced Saturday that it would cancel a fundraiser it would be organizing for the Missouri senator.
Hawley and Cruz have said their concerns have been raised to address their constituents’ concerns about electoral fraud, which have been echoed by the president and his allies.
Federal and state election officials stated at various times after the November election that there was no substantial evidence of widespread voter fraud, including former Attorney General Bill Barr.