{"id":2283197,"date":"2024-06-25T12:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T16:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-super-pac-airs-ad-in-pennsylvania-using-trump-clips-to-urge-voters-not-to-vote-early-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T12:26:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T16:26:55","slug":"democratic-super-pac-airs-ad-in-pennsylvania-using-trump-clips-to-urge-voters-not-to-vote-early-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-super-pac-airs-ad-in-pennsylvania-using-trump-clips-to-urge-voters-not-to-vote-early-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic super PAC airs ad in Pennsylvania using Trump clips to urge voters not to vote early &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-super-pac-airs-ad-in-pennsylvania-using-trump-clips-to-urge-voters-not-to-vote-early-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2283197&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Democratic super PAC called Pennsylvania Values released an advertisement pretending to support\u2063 former President Donald Trump. The ad used \u200dhis past statements criticizing mail-in voting, aiming to dissuade his supporters from voting early. It presented Trump&#8217;s negative\u2063 views on mail-in ballots, highlighting his claim that such voting is &#8220;totally corrupt,&#8221; and called \u200don supporters to oppose mail-in voting. Despite appearing to \u2062be pro-Trump, the ad did \u2064not \u200dreveal that it was \u2064actually funded by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-blm-vandalize-ice-building-burn-original-starbucks\/\" title=\"Antifa, BLM vandalize ICE building, burn original Starbucks\">left-wing group<\/a>, nor did\u200d it indicate any opposition to Trump. The true nature of\u200d the ad, paid \u200cfor by Pennsylvania Values, was only disclosed \u200dat the end, without specifying its left-wing \u2062affiliation. The tactic\u2063 has been criticized by some groups, \u200dlabeling it as an attempt to mislead voters and suppress Republican turnout.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic\">Democratic<\/a> super PAC aired an ad posing as a supporter of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, using his past clips to urge voters not to vote early.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00631903\/1648969\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pennsylvania Values<\/a> super PAC began airing the ad posing as pro-Trump, using clips from the 2020 election of him denouncing mail-in voting to deter his supporters from voting early.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMAGA Patriots Listen To Our President!\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buy-ban-or-copy-how-governments-are-responding-to-the-cryptocurrency-revolution\/\" title=\"Buy, Ban, Or Copy? How Governments Are Responding To The Cryptocurrency Revolution\">ad began<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Full spot here. The message is\u2026 not subtle. But without a firm grasp of the subtext you&#8217;d have no idea this was coming from the left. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dnG400MG16\">pic.twitter.com\/dnG400MG16<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liam Donovan (@LPDonovan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LPDonovan\/status\/1804879330008248619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It then featured several clips of Trump questioning the veracity of some mail-in ballots, including one in which he called mail-in voting \u201ctotally corrupt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStand strong with PRESIDENT TRUMP AGAINST MAIL-IN VOTING!\u201d it concluded.<\/p>\n<p>While it was disclosed at the end that the ad was paid for by Pennsylvania Values, at no point in the ad did it disclose it was a left-wing super PAC or give any indication it was opposed to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPennsylvania Values is a Left-wing super PAC dedicated to silencing conservative voices and keeping Republican voters home, no matter the tactics,\u201d\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/sentinelactionfund.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sentinel Action Fund<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rslc.gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republican State Leadership Committee<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/keystonerenewal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keystone Renewal PAC<\/a> said in a joint statement <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/24\/election-interference-leftist-pacs-ad-uses-deceitful-trump-clips-to-suppress-republican-votes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"obtained by\">obtained by<\/a> the <em>Federalist<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo use the Left\u2019s terminology, this new ad buy is \u2018disinformation,\u2019 completely mischaracterizing conservatives\u2019 views of early voting,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2020, Trump has changed his tune on early and mail-in voting, saying, \u201cABSENTEE VOTING, EARLY VOTING, AND ELECTION DAY VOTING ARE ALL GOOD OPTIONS,\u201d in an April Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112300168902589359\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The deceptive tactic is similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2030956\/pro-trump-twitter-influencer-found-guilty-of-conspiracy-against-rights-over-2016-memes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"case\">case<\/a> of Douglass Mackey, who created memes in 2016 telling voters they could vote by text.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mackey, 33, better known by his online handle Ricky Vaughn, was found guilty in March 2023 of conspiracy against rights in a Brooklyn court for his creation and sharing of memes. Prosecutors argued the memes were intended to \u201cdeprive individuals of their constitutional right to vote.\u201d He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2434959\/pro-trump-twitter-troll-gets-seven-months-in-prison-for-spreading-voting-misinformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sentenced\">sentenced<\/a> to seven months in prison.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution of Mackey drew harsh criticism from conservatives, who pointed to similar tactics used by left-wing figures, with no prosecution.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Democratic super PAC, Pennsylvania Values, launched an ad pretending to back former President Trump. Using his old clips from the 2020 election criticizing mail-in voting, the ad discourages early voting among his supporters. 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