(ED Update: The ad was removed late Tuesday 10/31 after a terrorism attack in New York City involving a truck running down people on a bike path.)
Just in time for Halloween, a self-described "progressive" political action committee unleashed an attack ad on GOP gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie depicting a truck with a Confederate flag and a "Don't Tread on Me" license plate chasing down minority children.
In the minute-long ad, the group Latino Victory Fund managed to tie claims that Gillespie supporters are out to hurt minority children in with Trump's alleged love of "white supremacy." The ad ends with a family watching white men and women on T.V. marching with lit torches through the streets, asking viewers, "Is this what Donald Trump and Ed Gillespie mean by the American dream?"
The answer to that question is, of course, no.
The Washington Post reported that the dramatic advertisement is apparently one of many in a bitter battle between the Republican, Gillespie and his Democratic opponent, current Va. Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam.
Latino Victory Fund President Cristobal J. Alex told the Post:
It’s a very stark ad, but those portrayals in the ad are what Latino and immigrant communities feel right now in Virginia. If Gillespie is successful in scapegoating Latinos and borrowing from Trump’s playbook, we will see those types of attacks against our community throughout the 2018 midterms.
What a bold and baseless prediction, Alex.
Watch the video for yourself below and tell us what you think: