Ms. Ives, here is what's wrong with your ad

2018年2月7日星期三

Ms. Ives, here is what's wrong with your ad

Ms. Ives, here is what's wrong with your ad

Wednesday, Feb 7

Speaking at the City Club of Chicago on Monday, Republican governor candidate Jeanne Ives defended her recent campaign commercial and asked, "What's offensive about the ad?"

Here's what's offensive: The ad goes well beyond criticizing Gov. Bruce Rauner. It mocks and belittles Illinois residents who shouldn't face derision from a gubernatorial candidate.

Ives' poisonous commercial rips a page from the Trump playbook

Columnist Eric Zorn says Ives' new commercial is deliberately provocative in a bid to get attention from voters. It's a tactic President Donald Trump — whom Ives supports — has employed successfully.

Will the controversial ad help or hurt Ives?

Yes, lots of people are denouncing Ives' latest ad (including these self-described "moderate Republicans"), but most critics are likely people who wouldn't have supported her in the first place. People who closely follow Illinois politics or live in Ives' district have long known about her record as an outspoken social conservative, but this may be the first time many across the state are learning about her. Will the ad boost her chances of topping the more moderate Rauner in the Illinois Republican primary? Send your analyses and predictions to letters@chicagotribune.com.

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