Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate unleashes most racist attack ad since Willie Horton

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Virginia Republican unleashes most racist attack ad since Willie Horton

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By Matthew Chapman | September 21, 2017

GOP gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie released the vile ad — which depicts heavily tattooed Latino gang members overlaid with the words "Kill, Rape, Control" — to attack his Democratic opponent Ralph Northam for opposing a sanctuary city ban.
GOP candidate for governor of Virginia, Ed Gillespie, is willing to stoke bigotry if it means getting votes.
(AP Photo/Steve Helber)





In this year’s Virginia gubernatorial race, Republican candidate and former RNC chair Ed Gillespie is often portrayed as a gentlemanly, clean alternative to the ugliness of Donald Trump.

But Gillespie, who veered hard right after his narrow primary victory over neo-Confederate Corey Stewart, has all of Trump’s racist instincts, as laid bare in a disgusting new attack ad against Democratic candidate Ralph Northam.

The ad attacks Northam for casting a vote against a bill that would have banned cities in Virginia from adopting “sanctuary” policies that prevent local authorities from demanding people prove their citizenship or extend detentions for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

In a truly atrocious move, the ad connects Northam’s vote to violence from the El Salvadoran MS-13 street gang, while flashing menacing images of tattooed Latin gang members (who are not actually even MS-13) overlaid with the words, “Kill, Rape, Control.”

In addition to its unabashed racism, the ad’s underlying implication is simply false.

There is zero evidence sanctuary cities increase crime, and evidence suggests they actually increase crime reporting rates, by improving local trust in police. Besides, there aren’t even any sanctuary cities in Virginia in the first place..........................

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