Amid a new round of attack ads in his tight U.S. Senate race, John Cornyn, R-Texas, has released a spot criticizing Democratic opponent MJ Hegar for cursing on the campaign trail.
Ooh, burn!
The 30-second video features Hegar dropping “fuck,” “shit” and other choice words during speeches, all politely censored by a buzzer so no one of weak constitution passes out. It then cuts to a clip of a masked Cornyn sedately nodding along as a blonde woman with pink highlights speaks to him.
Cornyn knows how to “treat people with respect” and has “cut through the rancor,” a female narrator says, attempting to draw contrast to potty-mouthed Hegar, a decorated Air Force helicopter pilot.
The Democrat’s swift Twitter response to the ad makes it clear she doesn’t give a steaming shit about Cornyn’s prudish new line of attack.
“It’s a damn shame you’ve spent so long in DC you forgot what regular Texans sound like,” she tweeted. “So we’re gonna send your ass home!”
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This article appears in Oct 21 – Nov 3, 2020.
