The race for the 1st Congressional District goes to television.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Bucks) released his first television ad of the GOP primary race. The 30 second spot, “Take Back,” points the blame on China for the spread of COVID-19 in the United States and boasts that Fitzpatrick is working to ensure that they “pay for the damages caused by coronavirus.”
“For decades, China has been stealing our jobs,” a voiceover reads at the beginning of the ad. “Now, they are trying to steal our future.”
“But Brian Fitzpatrick is fighting to make China pay for the damage caused by coronavirus and working to bring production of critical medical equipment back home, controlling our own destiny, putting our own people back to work,” the voiceover continues to say in the spot. “Brian Fitzpatrick is taking on China and taking back our future.”
The ad ends with a voiceover of Fitzpatrick saying that he approves of the message.
According to a spokesperson from the Fitzpatrick campaign, the television ad first aired on May 19 and will be running for a total of two weeks. The campaign added that it is a five figure ad buy.
The ad also mirrors a national GOP messaging strategy to point the finger at China for the coronavirus pandemic, while not detailing the Trump administration’s response to the virus.
This ad has resulted in public pushback from at least one of his challengers for the seat in the Philadelphia suburbs. Christina Finello, an Ivyland Borough Councilwoman who has been endorsed by the Bucks County Democratic Party, wrote a lengthy Facebook post on Saturday saying that Fitzpatrick is attempting to “deflect blame” for the coronavirus pandemic away from President Donald Trump’s administration.
“My Republican opponent, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, is running an ad on FOX News in an attempt to deflect blame for this crisis from the Trump administration, to China. The fact of the matter is, Republicans in Washington aren’t stepping up to the plate to keep working people and small businesses safe,” Finello wrote on the Facebook post.
She continues to link Fitzpatrick to Trump in the same Facebook post by accusing the incumbent Republican of “cozying up to the Trump administration,” and cites him meeting with Trump during his visit to the Lehigh Valley and criticizes his vote against a coronavirus relief package.
Fitzpatrick has not issued an endorsement of Trump for president yet, while the rest of the state’s GOP delegation have been vocal in their support for Trump’s reelection bid.
Skylar Hurwitz, a technology entrepreneur and small business owner who has been endorsed by Our Revolution Pennsylvania who is seeking the Democratic Party nod, and Andrew Meehan, a pro-Trump Republican and financial advisor challenging Fitzpatrick in the GOP primary, have not shared their thoughts on Fitzpatrick’s ad on social media.
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Your source is the Epoch Times, a publication from Falun Gong known for its pro-Trump agenda and for spreading unfounded conspiracy theories.
Fitzpatrick just had a US flag flown over the US Capital in honor of World Falun Dafa Day, so I guess that makes sense that he would be supporting their conspiracy theories that have not been investigated.
(That’s an answer to Dr. Bob, below. Posting glitch)
if you can’t refute what was conveyed, you’re covering for Xi.
Anyone in Bucks County that sees this ad needs to understand that Fitz has gone all in for the Republican fantasy of blaming China and forgetting the lacking response the Administration had toward the virus in the early stages. Dems are surging so one can hope Bucks County wakes up and elects a Congressman more aligned to their views this November.
Watching Democrats protect China is hilarious. The Wuhan Virus came from Wuhan China – FACT. China hid the symptoms for weeks – FACT. WHO and Tedros lied to the world to protect China – FACT. You can hate Trump without supporting China, and Bucks Dem, if you can’t figure that out, you’re not beating Fitzpatrick. Why do you love Communist China so much?
precisely my sentiments
Wow, using racism to try to win an election. Fitz is a Republican!
Riding the top rail has been hard on his balls. Fitzpatrick should get relief when he is retired in November.
So, Fitzpatrick won’t officially embrace Trump.. but will embrace the xenophobia and talking points to deflect blame from Trump’s mishandling (and Fitzpatrick’s bad votes).
The Republicans have to run from their record.
Memo went out from the RNC: Blame China and the Media for everything.
again, typically “never-Trumper” behavior to cover-up for China’s culpability; treasonous
FOR EXAMPLE
“Chinese authorities hid information from the public about medical staff who were diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus, amid a second wave outbreak in the northeastern region of Jilin.”
as much as i’m not thrilled with Brother Brian, he’s correct and merits unbridled support within this context
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Your source is the Epoch Times, a publication from Falun Gong known for its pro-Trump agenda and for spreading unfounded conspiracy theories.
Fitzpatrick just had a US flag flown over the US Capital in honor of World Falun Dafa Day, so I guess that makes sense that he would be supporting their conspiracy theories that have not been investigated.