No word on whether or not Northam will either repudiate the ad or return the $16,000 in donations his campaign received from LVF PAC.
George Soros Pours Hate Into Virginia Politics
Embattled Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ralph Northam is coming under heavy criticism thanks to a Soros-backed outsider group that is borrowing his imagery and labeling Republican Ed Gillespie as a racist.
The outside group — Latino Victory Fund PAC — donated $16,000 to Northam’s campaign after a fundraiser earlier this year.
The Latino Victory Fund PAC is run by a firm by the name of Perkins Cole, according to FEC sources.
If the name sounds familiar, it is because Perkins Cole has come under recent scrutiny this week for being the law firm who hired Fusion GPS to compile the Trump dossier:
Elias hired the company, Fusion GPS, to assist in the law firm’s representation of the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee, report the New York Times and the Washington Post, which was first with the story. The Clinton campaign and the DNC helped pay for the opposition research, the stories report.
The law firm’s involvement became public in a letter filed in court that was written by Perkins Coie managing partner Matthew Gehringer. The letter said Perkins Coie hired Fusion GPS in April 2016. Before that, Fusion GPS had been conducting research for one or more clients during the Republican primary.
Needless to say, the Latino Victory Fund PAC has some dubious ties of its own to outside money — 99% of which comes from non-Virginian sources.
Sources speaking on background with TRS are stating that Northam’s internals took a plunge for the worse over the last few weeks, signalling an intent by Northam handlers that the campaign needed to “let it all go” and throw the punches hard, high, and to the right.
Calls for Northam to refund the $16,000 have thus far gone unheeded.
UPDATE: Justin Higgins has had enough.
Not In Our America, Ralph
The first thing that comes to mind watching this horrific ad? These had to be almost precisely what Nabra Hassanen’s terrifying last moments were as she was chased down, beaten, and then raped by MS-13 gang members.
More to the point? This is the clearest signal yet that embattled Democratic nominee Ralph Northam is not only behind… Northam has given up on his gubernatorial bid.
Just in case one wants to see what collusion looks like, here is the messaging from the Northam campaign itself last week to voters in Northern Virginia:
…and here is what CNN contributors were sharing on social media last week as well:
…and now this ad once again in the closing days of the Northam campaign.
Northam has given up on his gubernatorial bid.
One truly has to be at a loss for words regarding the obtuseness of this advertisement.
More to the point? I have personally spent the better part of three years fighting the Alt-Right, rejecting their candidates, rejecting their rhetoric, educating others about their true motives and their connections.
To lump every conservative and every Republican as a Citronella Nazi looking to round up brown people? It’s not just offensive, it’s obscene.
UPDATE: Not that I want to give these clowns any more attention than they deserve, but here’s their version of reasoned, rational debate:
Who are these guys again?
You guessed it — a George Soros passthrough.
UPDATE x2: LVFPAC took down the much-criticized advertisement on YouTube after an ocean of complaints demonstrated that the ad had not only backfired, but may have conceded the race to Republican challenger Ed Gillespie. TRS was able to obtain a copy of the advertisement.
The Washington Post No Longer Shocks; They Merely Disappoint
Lack of civility — or lack of objectivity — starts and stops with institutions who claim to be beacons of both yet trade upon them for influence and power.
Winchester Star; Richmond Times-Dispatch Both Endorse Gillespie
Two more endorsements from Winchester and Richmond bring the grand total of Gillespie endorsements up to four.
Gillespie +2, Adams Tied In Latest Poll
Readers here of TRS know we have been calling the Adams/Herring race as close, as both sides confirm this race in particular is where the action is.
WaPo Agrees With Gillespie, Then Skewers Him For Being Right
Of course, one might argue that stalking a mother and her daughter in a dragnet outside of Gillespie’s home is “poisonous” to the debate.
CNU Wason: Northam +7 In Yet Another Flawed Poll
CNU Wason argues that Northam’s three-point bump is the result of a “Trump Effect” — without showing what Trump’s favorables actually are.
Cultural Terrorism Comes To Christ Church in Alexandria
Demonstrating that it was never about Lee, Washington’s plaque as well will be pried out of its pews at Alexandria’s Christ Church — in a unanimous vote.
Nance: Herring Pays Women Less For Equal Work?
Herring ended up settling the suit — for $200,000 (or so it appears).