The Democrats have put out a new ad touting their position, or lack thereof, on radical Islam. The message seems to be- Islam has nothing to do with it, and Republicans are stupid and bigoted for saying so. In order to pitch this theory, they cull old clips of George W Bush, a president who is respected but not beloved by the grassroots in part because of the inordinate amount of blood and treasure he spent trying to pacify an Arab world that proved incapable of pluralism and stable, representative government.
Will the ad do well? Here’s Alex Griswold of Mediaite:
I’ve seen my share of nasty, bizarre, and over-the-top political ads. But this may be the first that I can honestly say is just plain stupid.
To begin with, the ad is horribly tone-deaf. I don’t doubt that the decision-makers in the Democratic Party are horrified by the phrase “radical Islam.” But a new poll released today on the issue found that a supermajority of Americans agree that the United States is at war with radical Islam, including 56% of Democratic voters. Only 24% of the country agrees with the president. So right off the bat, the Democratic Party is attacking Republicans for a stance their own voters agree with.
But of course, the ad attacked Republicans for just saying “radical Islam,” not saying we’re at war with it. Well, 92% of Americans also say “radical Islamic terrorism” is a serious threat to the United States. But hey, at least the DNC is making inroads with that 8%.
To say nothing of the timing behind the ad. Literally any other time of the year, voters might have just rolled their eyes at the unbearable PC-ness of it all. But the DNC ad comes after a series of major terrorist attacks across the globe… and after President Barack Obama gave a speech in response that left the impression that he was more fired up about attacking his domestic critics than taking on ISIS. To attack Republicans for “inciting fear” about radical Islam in the wake of nonstop news about radical Islamic terror is just an unbelievable misfire.
To be clear: the Democratic prime domestic agenda- open borders and fiat gun control; their primary foreign policy agenda? Pretend global warming and Western racism, not Islam, is responsible for all the trouble in the world. Call me crazy, but this doesn’t sound like a pathway to victory.
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