Maryland gubernatorial candidate Rich Madaleno aired a campaign ad Thursday on “Fox and Friends” that ended with him kissing his husband in an attempt to “piss off” President Donald Trump.
In the ad, the Democratic candidate promises to “stand up to Donald Trump” and lists off things he’s done that “already infuriate” the President, such as supporting Planned Parenthood and a statewide assault weapons ban.
“And what’s the number one way I piss off Donald Trump and the Republicans?” asked Madaleno before turning to kiss his husband, Mark Hodge.
“Take that, Trump!” he declared.
The White House has refused to acknowledge Pride Month for a second year in a row, and Trump instated a second “transgender soldier ban” after the first attempt was shot down in the courts. Additionally, Attorney General Jeff Sessions applauded the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
Watch the ad below:
I don’t think this is helpful.
‘I did X to own the libs’ is honestly a form of campaigning I’d be willing to not adopt from the GOP.
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edit to add: I don’t much like the idea of weaponizing a loving, healthy relationship, either. Their marriage to do with as they please, but [redacted] I wouldn’t be comfortable doing it.
Likely not, but it sure is satisfying to watch. Having been born & raised in Maryland, it is impressive how far the “free state” has come to live up to that nickname.
I have no fundamental problem with it. As a practical matter, however, the GOP gets to do it because it works with their base. It does not work with the liberal base because there are too many spineless pussies out there who cringe at the thought of fighting fire with fire, preferring to play the high-horse/high-road game because, apparently, they don’t feel right unless they’re hamstringing themselves.
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