Louisiana Democrat's new ad has abortion scenes the GOP doesn't want you to see

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/gary-chambers-abortion-ad-rcna38871

It's no secret Gary Chambers Jr., the Democratic candidate looking to unseat GOP Sen. John Kennedy in Louisiana this fall, has been running an unabashedly progressive campaign. His efforts to subvert the notion that right-wing politicians are deeply in tune with Southerners' wants and needs have resonated with many, as evidenced by his viral campaign ads.

The ad featuring him smoking cannabis called attention to the racist application of anti-drug laws and the inequality of a now-booming weed industry. And this ad depicting him setting fire to a Confederate flag served as a rebuttal to conservatives who want to use racist laws in the South to effectively re-establish the power of the Confederacy.

Chambers' latest ad, released Monday, shows the brutality and desperation set in motion by Republican-backed abortion bans in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. It includes a dramatization of a woman receiving an unsafe abortion in a hotel room and cites data showing countries with the most stringent abortion laws have the highest rates of abortion.

“The government, comprised of mostly white men, has no place to decide for women what is right for them,” Chambers says in the ad.

He later takes a swipe at the GOP’s “pro-life” claim, the term adopted by abortion opponents to sanitize their oppressive views.

“Abortions won’t end, but this democracy will if the government refuses to stay out of people’s personal choices,” Chambers says in the ad. “Make no mistake: women will die. And there’s nothing pro-life about that.”

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[Leghorn21]

1. I been waiting to see some fuckin REALITY

If I still lived in New Orleans, OH HELL YEAH

Thank you, Mr. Chambers

RESPECT

[MagickMuffin]

2. I would so love to have Gary Chambers in the Senate, especially unseating good ol boy Kennedy

He'd certainly be a breath of fresh air.

[Demsrule86]

20. You think he will beat Kennedy? I fail to see how a campaign like that can win in

a conservative state. I wish it would happen. I suggest donating to Tim Ryan who has a real shot. On edit, I see many who think he does have a shot...I still don't but I sincerely hope I am wrong.

[JanLip]

30. Yes yes and yes

I would love to see Mr Chambers be the next senator and wave goodbye to Kennedy and his fake accent and his good ole boy ways.

[blue neen]

3. Very compelling.

Speaking truth to power.

[SergeStorms]

4. I'm going to have to...

send that young man a donation. He's very intelligent and takes the fight right to the anti-choice regressionists.

[mdelaguna]

5. Donatiom sent

This guy is compelling. Message. Style.

[ecstatic]

7. Good idea. I will donate too. nt

[ecstatic]

6. His ad is so real and authentic

No pandering or tip toeing around assholes. I think he could go far. We'll see.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. That's what all Democratic candidates should be doing.

[msongs]

9. + 14 trillion nt

[AZLD4Candidate]

10. Damn good ad. Straight, to the point, and used the Bible against these idiot Christofascists.

[NBachers]

11. Donated

https://secure.actblue.com/directory?query=Gary%20Chambers

[Hekate]

12. Kick. Rec. And all best wishes..

[Demovictory9]

13. Excellent.

[cloudboy07]

14. DEM'S NEED TO STEP IT UP !!!! LOLLY GAGGING WON'T CUT IT !!!!

time to stop playing defense & take to the republican's who have absolutely no platform ! always a party of not a damn thing . they want to stir shit up - stir it up back !

[Hermit-The-Prog]

15. Hammer on the cruel bastards. They are NOT the majority, which is stunned or uninformed.

[ShazzieB]

16. Wow!

He's got guts. This is powerful. I hope the message comes across loud and clear to those who see this.

[love_katz]

17. Donated.

[Bucky]

18. damn

That pretty much hits the nail on the head. Painfully. In the name of protecting life, conservative Republicans are trying to turn the US into a police state

[bluecollar2]

19. Mr. Chambers is the right man to take on Kennedy

I hope the party is watching.

[brooklynite]

23. Because he creates videos that people who already agree with him like?

No ordinary voter is seeing these videos, and given his finances, they're not likely to see them in the Fall.

[brooklynite]

21. Reality check: Gary Chambers doesn't have a prayer of winning...

He has $137,000 cash on hand, in comparison to $15.8 MILLION for Kennedy.

He can't afford TV ads, so he puts long-form videos out on social media to generate internet buzz, and hopefully attract some contributors. The average LA voter never sees them.

Trump won the State by 19 points in 2020.

[dawg]

25. +1

I wish it were not so, but he doesn't have a ghost of a chance and we need to put resources where they can actually make a difference.

We also don't need to sleep on the seats we already hold. I especially worry about Nevada, but also Georgia, Arizona, and New Hampshire.

[Whiskeytide]

26. You're probably right. But I really like Chambers, and my ...

… hope is that more Democrats will adopt his approach of calling out the bullshit in a direct and compelling way. He may not win, but he’s moving our party in the right direction.

[CatWoman]

22. I really, really like this ad

he has a donation coming when I get paid.

[Marthe48]

24. The ad is hard to watch

The voice is very measured, very compelling.

[Deep State Witch]

27. Chambers and Fetterman

Two Dem candidates who aren't afraid to take the fight to the Repukes!

[Going to Canada]

28. This needs to be seen nationally.

Thank You! This is important!

[peggysue2]

29. Wow!

Brutal but true. Women will die in record numbers or be damaged beyond repair and left infertile.

The GOP members need to be held accountable for what they've done to every woman and family in the United States by politicizing and compromising our reproductive health and well-being.

As ghastly as it is, the scene in this ad will be made real, then repeated, a national tragedy brought to us by religious zealotry and pandering politicians.