{"id":2292149,"date":"2024-07-10T17:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-launch-seven-figure-ad-campaign-in-north-carolina-attacking-democrat-josh-stein-on-immigration-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T17:36:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:36:09","slug":"republicans-launch-seven-figure-ad-campaign-in-north-carolina-attacking-democrat-josh-stein-on-immigration-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-launch-seven-figure-ad-campaign-in-north-carolina-attacking-democrat-josh-stein-on-immigration-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans launch seven-figure ad campaign in North Carolina attacking Democrat Josh Stein on immigration &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Frepublicans-launch-seven-figure-ad-campaign-in-north-carolina-attacking-democrat-josh-stein-on-immigration-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=2292149&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>The article \u200cdiscusses the Republican Governors Association launching a seven<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alexi-mccammond-parts-ways-with-conde-nast\/\" title=\"Alexi McCammond \u2018Parts Ways\u2019 With Cond\u00e9 Nast\">-figure ad <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">campaign<\/a><\/a> attacking Democratic North Carolina Attorney General Josh \u200cStein on illegal immigration. The ad, titled &#8220;Weak,&#8221; highlights Stein&#8217;s statement about there being \u200cno sanctuary cities in North\u200d Carolina, \u200dfollowed\u200d by\u200d a counter-narrative\u200c from Davidson County Sheriff Richie\u200c Simmons. The \u2062ad features mug shots of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-first-detention-facility-for-immigrant-border-crossers-opens-critics-mock-change-in-coverage-now-that-a-democrat-is-in-office\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s First Detention Facility For Immigrant Border Crossers Opens, Critics Mock Change In Coverage Now That A Democrat Is In Office\">criminal illegal aliens<\/a> \u2063and\u200c accuses Stein of lying to North Carolina families. The RGA aims\u2062 to expose Stein for his alleged\u200d falsehoods and highlight the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-border-crisis-doesnt-look-very-made-up-now\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s border crisis is real.\">issues surrounding immigration<\/a> in the state.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Republicans launch seven-figure ad campaign in North Carolina attacking Democrat Josh Stein on immigration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rokeefe\/\">Ross O&#8217;Keefe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T17:07:40-04:00\">July 10, 2024 5:07 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699650\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Republican Governors Association <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rga.org\/rga-launches-initial-seven-figure-ad-campaign-north-carolina-gubernatorial-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announced<\/a> it is launching an initial seven-figure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>ad <\/a>campaign attacking Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Carolina<\/a> Attorney General Josh Stein on illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>The ad, titled \u201cWeak,\u201d features Stein, who is running to be the state\u2019s next governor, stating in a media interview, \u201cThere are no sanctuary cities in North Carolina.\u201d It then features a slide that says \u201cJosh Stein is lying to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ur-JdB-s3Uw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weak\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ur-JdB-s3Uw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Davidson County Sheriff Richie Simmons, a Republican, then says, \u201cHere is the truth: Several North Carolina counties are refusing to cooperate with deportation officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ad continues, showing mug shots and stating, \u201cAll of these criminal illegal aliens were released back on the street, including a sex offender.\u201d The 30-second spot features Stein twice saying, \u201cI just don\u2019t think it\u2019s real,\u201d though no context is given.<\/p>\n<p>Simmons then says, \u201cTrust me, the threat is very real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The RGA said in a statement, \u201c\u2018Weak\u2019 exposes Josh Stein for lying to North Carolina families as he claims there are \u2018no sanctuary cities\u2019 in North Carolina when the reality is that counties across North Carolina are taking dangerous stands and refusing to cooperate with immigration officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stein is running against Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to be the state\u2019s next governor. The race is one of the most hotly contested gubernatorial races in the country.<\/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>There are no sanctuary cities in North Carolina because then-Republican Gov. Pat McCrory signed a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/story\/mccrory-signs-bill-outlawing-sanctuary-cities-in-nc\/15035244\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> bill <\/a>into law in 2015 outlawing such places. However, the state does not force local officials to comply with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-larry-hogan-vetoes-bill-aiming-to-make-maryland-a-sanctuary-state\/\" title=\"Gov. Larry Hogan Vetoes Bill Aiming To Make Maryland A Sanctuary State\">federal immigration officials<\/a>, which lawmakers have recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/story\/where-nc-s-governor-candidates-stand-on-making-sheriffs-work-with-federal-immigration-officers\/21409063\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>addressed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Stein\u2019s campaign about the ad but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1699650\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699650\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republican Governors Association has launched a significant ad campaign in North Carolina targeting Democratic candidate Josh Stein on the issue of illegal immigration. The ad, titled &#8220;Weak,&#8221; accuses Stein of lying about the existence of sanctuary cities in the state and highlights instances of criminal illegal aliens being released back onto the streets. The campaign is part of the highly contested race for governor between Stein and Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. Despite the absence of sanctuary cities in North Carolina due to a law signed in 2015, the state does not require local officials to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Stein&#8217;s campaign did not respond to requests for comment on the ad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2292150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24143413968529.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34575,4912,32258,3756],"class_list":["post-2292149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ad-campaign","tag-democrat","tag-north-carolina","tag-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24143413968529.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}