(Washington) State Republicans Run Fake Manka Dhingra Ads to Make Fun of Seattle Liberals

[icymist]

Finally, we can see ourselves the way Washington State Republicans see us. The state GOP has funded a new campaign ad ostensibly showing Seattleites praising Democratic state senate candidate Manka Dhingra but in fact showing mediocre actors portraying Republicans' favorite stereotypes about Seattle.

"We don't have enough liberal politicians," says a young person hilariously dressed in a t-shirt bearing Dhingra's logo and buttons that read "SAWANT!" and "RAISE TAXES!" (plus one with a hammer and sickle). "Manka Dhingra will give us free stuff. I love free stuff," says...a hippie I guess? "Who cares about higher car tab fees? [Fuck] the cars," says a cyclist who looks like every man in Seattle. "Manka Dhingra is Seattle sophisticated," scoffs a woman in glasses, "not like those Eastside soccer moms."

Sawant! Lenin! Get it????????????????

Dhingra is running for a seat in the 45th Legislative District (Kirkland/Redmond), which is up for a special election because Republican state senator Andy Hill died of cancer last year. With the balance of power in Olympia at stake, the race has become the most expensive race in state history. (That's not even counting spending from outside groups like the one that produced this ad.)

Republican Jinyoung Englund has repeatedly tried to characterize Dhingra as "extreme" or link her to Seattle politics, despite the fact that Dhingra is no Seattle socialist. She's a moderate Democrat who does not support a state income tax and is lukewarm on safe consumption sites. She doesn't have the endorsement of Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant. She is a prosecutor.

http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2017/10/23/25487449/state-republicans-run-fake-manka-dhingra-ads-to-make-fun-of-seattle-liberals?cb=f7a50f7112b37ff7d220510c8e0c43da&utm_source=The+Stranger&utm_campaign=9af9a618ee-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f02129603b-9af9a618ee-133143849&mc_cid=9af9a618ee&mc_eid=8915d78ecb

[elehhhhna]

1. This is false fucking advertising and we need an FCC to get this shit under control

or we need to run ads showing the Republican eating a baby while marrying a seven-year-old girl

[icymist]

2. Oh that is funny!

run ads showing the Republican eating a baby while marrying a seven-year-old girl

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. It's pathetic, they can't run on reality so they make up this bullshit.

It's all I see from those idiots anymore, nonsense and fraud.

[icymist]

4. Republican; the Party of Nonsense and Fraud.

That would make a good bumper sticker.