Glenn Youngkin’s PAC airs first TV ad focused on abortion in November election

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s PAC is buying $1.4 million in new television ads this week, airing spots focused on the abortion issue and trying to boost Republican hopes for November’s congressional elections.

The ad, first shared by NBC News, criticizes the Virginia Democratic Party for calling the Republican Party’s position on abortion a “ban”, and the sound of a baby’s sobs and an ultrasound heartbeat can be heard throughout the 30-second ad. filled with sound. “That’s disinformation,” the ad begins. “Politics is at its worst.”

“There is no ban,” the ad continues, telling viewers that Youngkin is backing what he calls a 15-week “restriction” on abortion with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother during this campaign. It reminded me of that. The proposal is central to the Republican push to retake the Virginia Senate and retain control of the state House of Delegates this fall, giving Republicans a chance to enact new abortion laws and other Republican legislative agenda items. This will provide a unified leadership.

“That’s where we are,” Youngkin said in a statement to NBC News. “That’s what we’re all about: saving lives at 15 weeks.”

Virginia Democrats have long called Youngkin’s push for a 15-week bill a “ban,” while Republicans have called it a “restriction.” The debate is now playing out in some of the country’s most expensive media markets. “We’re not going to allow the progressive liberal left to lie to win elections,” Dave Rexrode, president of Spirit of Virginia, told NBC News.

In response to the ad, Democratic lawmakers in the state say Republicans are avoiding the truth. “They are trying to hide their real plan to enact as many bans and restrictions as possible,” Virginia Democratic Party Chairwoman Susan Swecker told NBC News. “Their cover-up won’t work in Virginia because people know what happens when extreme MAGA Republicans gain complete control.”

Republicans currently hold a three-seat advantage in the state House of Representatives, and Democrats hold four seats in the Senate. Mr. Youngkin’s strategy aims for a landslide victory for Republicans, betting that his 15-week proposal on abortion will be modest enough to avoid a surge in Democratic turnout that has risen in opposition to policies in other states. There is.

Virginia is the last state in the South without significant restrictions on abortion rights. The state currently allows abortions up to 26 weeks and 6 days of pregnancy (the first two trimesters of pregnancy), but if three doctors determine that the woman’s health is at risk, abortions may be performed in the third trimester. is an exception.

The new ad will air on broadcast television stations in the Richmond and Newport News area from Wednesday until Election Day, Nov. 7, and will feature Democratic state Sen. Monty Mason and longtime former sheriff Danny Diggs, the Republican candidate. We are confronting each other. The Spirit of Virginia considers this race to be a kind of guide. Viewers in the Washington, D.C., Richmond and Newport News areas will also see the ad on cable.