Florida
Related: About this forumCops in political ads advocating for either side...
does anyone think this is at the very least unethical? Could it be illegal?
Happening in Florida with Wayne Ivey (and others), a county sheriff in Brevard County, supporting Rubio and trashing Demings. It's infuriating, especially because I cannot stand either Rubio or Ivey.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/544243-counter-counter-counter-punch-new-marco-rubio-ad-continues-policing-attack/
Counter-counter-counter punch: New Marco Rubio ad continues policing attack
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Rubios newest spot also shakes his endorsements in Demings face, displaying them in text as Rubio approves the message. Hes been endorsed by 55 of Floridas 67 sheriffs, the Fraternal Order of Police and the Police Benevolent Association, though all of them either are Republicans or usually Republican allies.
Omnipresent
(6,362 posts)Are also doing campaign commercials for an Agricultural Commission race.
jimfields33
(19,137 posts)Pennsylvania sheriff are trashing fetterman. I think its pretty typical. We get the teachers and they get the police.
Runningdawg
(4,622 posts)But you have to understand the climate here, we've got churches openly advertising for and holding rallies at their churches for MAGA candidates. OK has never separated church and state. I remember the John Birchers holding tent revivals and urging Baptists to run "Catholics, Jews, communists and foreigners" out of town before they could impregnate their mothers, sisters, wives and daughters with "cursed seed". They weren't nearly so kind to minorities.
Most defiantly the precursor to the cult we are all familiar with now.
TheRealNorth
(9,629 posts)So they are just politicians with a badge.
But i agree concerning other law enforcement officers. And they shouldn't be using their uniforms for political purposes.
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Baggies
(666 posts)Part of running for office and presenting yourself in a certain light is to get the backing of the same. Democratic Party candidates have had this issue in Florida for a while now. Its why we cant get any footing.