Conservatives wanted to remind people that “Republicans Are People Too” with an ad campaign insisting that Republicans recycle and have tattoos.
But as The Daily Banter pointed out, the woman the ad used to prove that “Republicans are black” is actually a very popular stock photo.
Her image is featured on the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys‘ website and a promotion for a discount on glasses.
And unsurprisingly, TPM found that the other every-man Republicans featured in the ads were also stock photos.
Here’s the Republican who reads the New York Times in public:
The Republican with tattoos and a beard:
And the Republican who drives a Prius:
Watch the ad below: