Conservative group slams both Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush in same ad.
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On Wednesday, the conservative group ForAmerica released an ad that slams both Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush. The ad's premise is that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is unelectable because of his support for Clinton.
"The video," ForAmerica says, "shows multiple presidential candidates and potential candidates who are pointing out serious flaws in Hillary Clinton’s abysmal record and lack of transparency and ends with Gov. Bush thanking her for her service to our country." Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is shown telling Clinton he would have relieved her of her post, while Carly Fiorina is shown challenging Clinton to name an accomplishment.
The ad says all of the contenders in the GOP race have pointed out Clinton's flaws. The ad further says that nearly "all Republicans" believe Clinton would make "a terrible president." Except for one candidate -- Jeb Bush.
“Mr. Bush is unelectable and there are several better options for conservatives and Republicans if they want to win in 2016. Period,” ForAmerica Chairman Brent Bozell said. “By heaping praise on Hillary Clinton, Mr. Bush has handed her the ammo to bury him…and she will. No other potential GOP nominee has that fatal disadvantage.”
ForAmerica says the ad will be promoted with a "five-figure campaign" in early key states. It will also be featured in ForAmerica’s digital and social media network, including its Facebook page, which now has well over seven million supporters.
According to executive director David Bozell, Facebook has confirmed that ForAmerica is "among their most engaged operations on its entire platform, and definitely No. 1 in the political sphere." The video has already been viewed over 137,000 times on Facebook and has been shared over 580 times. But not everyone commenting on the video supports ForAmerica's position.
"[A]ll of those republicans (sic) would make horrible presidents....Hillary has my vote," one person wrote. More than one person suggested the group shy away from ads attacking other Republicans, following what is known as the "11th Commandment," often attributed to former President Ronald Reagan: “Thou shalt not speak ill of any Republican.” That commandment, the New York Times notes, was actually written by California state Republican Party chairman Gaylord B. Parkinson during Reagan’s first campaign for California governor in 1965. “Henceforth," Parkinson said, "if any Republican has a grievance against another, that grievance is not to be bared publicly.”
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