The Republican Party of Pennsylvania is running an ad for GOP state Supreme Court candidate Joan Orie Melvin that replaces the ‘O’ in President Obama’s name with a Soviet-style hammer and sickle. The ad — which was reportedly running on GrassrootsPA.com, though isn’t on the site this morning — seems to have been first pointed out by Capitol Ideas.
The red banner ad — with the “O” in “Obama” home to a hammer and sickle — says:
Tired Of Barack Obama, Ed Rendell, Arlen Specter and big government Democrats ruining our nation?
It then flips to a softer blue banner that suggests:
Hit them where it hurts. The voting booth! On Nov. 3rd, Vote for Supreme Court candidate Joan Orie Melvin and your Republican judicial ticket.
The ad says it was paid for by the Republican Party of Pennsylvania. While the ad was no longer running on GrassrootsPA at last check, you can see it here.
The Pennsylvania GOP couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
