Democratic activists in Ohio have released one of the creepiest political ads in recent memory in a bid to stop Buckeye State residents from passing State Issue 1, a measure that would make it harder to make amendments to the state’s constitution.
The ad, which begins airing on Wednesday ahead of the August 8th vote, begins with a couple kissing in the underwear in bed.
The woman asks the man if he has a condom, as he reaches across to his nightstand to grab one from a drawer, the hand of an elderly man destroys the mood and snatches it away. The couple scream in confusion.
‘Sorry, you can’t use those,’ the older man, supposed to be dressed as a conservative congressman clad in a dark suit equipped with a Donald Trumpesque red tie.
‘What are you talking about? Who are you?’ the woman asks.
‘I’m your Republican congressman. Now that we’re in charge, we’re banning birth control,’ he replies.
‘This is our decision – not yours. Get out of our bedroom,’ the woman says while using the bedsheets to cover herself.
‘I won the last election. I’m not going anywhere. I’m just gonna watch and make sure that you don’t do anything illegal,’ the elderly man continues.
The spot finishes with a close-up on the man as a title card appears reading: ‘Keep Republicans out of your bedroom. Vote no on Aug. 8.’
The ad was produced by the group Progress Action Fund. The group’s slogan is: Democrats are afraid to fight back. We aren’t.’
State Issue 1 would ‘require that any proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Ohio receive the approval of at least 60 percent of eligible voters voting on the proposed amendment.’
Last month it was reported that officials were luring poll workers from summer vacations and struggling to relocate polling places that were previously booked for other events thanks to the unusual scheduling of the vote.
The tight timeframe was imposed by Republican lawmakers, who reversed a new law that had taken effect in January to eliminate most August elections.
In May, they added the Aug. 8 special election for a measure that seeks to make it harder to amend the state’s constitution.
If passed, the amendment would raise the threshold for passing future constitutional changes from a simple majority, as it’s been for more than a century, to 60 percent.
‘This is our decision – not yours. Get out of our bedroom,’ the woman says while using the bedsheets to cover herself.
‘I won the last election. I’m not going anywhere. I’m just gonna watch and make sure that you don’t do anything illegal,’ the elderly man continues.
The spot finishes with a close-up on the man as a title card appears reading: ‘Keep Republicans out of your bedroom. Vote no on Aug. 8.’
The ad was produced by the group Progress Action Fund. The group’s slogan is: Democrats are afraid to fight back. We aren’t.’
State Issue 1 would ‘require that any proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Ohio receive the approval of at least 60 percent of eligible voters voting on the proposed amendment.’
Last month it was reported that officials were luring poll workers from summer vacations and struggling to relocate polling places that were previously booked for other events thanks to the unusual scheduling of the vote.
The tight timeframe was imposed by Republican lawmakers, who reversed a new law that had taken effect in January to eliminate most August elections.
In May, they added the Aug. 8 special election for a measure that seeks to make it harder to amend the state’s constitution.
If passed, the amendment would raise the threshold for passing future constitutional changes from a simple majority, as it’s been for more than a century, to 60 percent.
