Texas GOP launches radio attack ads against Republican state House speaker
The Republican Party of Texas launched a striking attack on one of its own this week, state House Speaker Dade Phelan, sparking a backlash from some Republicans in the chamber.
The state party began airing a radio ad that takes Phelan to task for allowing Democrats to continue chairing House committees, a longtime tradition that a small faction of House Republicans sought to end last week as the chamber crafted its rules package. But Phelan and his allies outmaneuvered them, preventing the issue — a state GOP priority — from even reaching a floor vote.
In the minute-long ad, a narrator says the speaker is "teaming up with Democrats to kill our Republican priorities." The spot started running Wednesday in Phelan’s Southeast Texas district, according to a tweet from Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi.
“Call Dade Phelan today,” the ad tells Phelan’s constituents. “Tell him to be a Republican. Tell him to stop empowering Democrats. Tell him to listen to the 85% of voters who support banning Democrat chairmanships.”
A spokesperson for the state party, James Wesolek, said the party was spending $15,000 to air the spot for two weeks initially.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/20/texas-gop-matt-rinaldi-dade-phelan-speaker/
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