U.S. — Democrats have forcefully condemned Republicans for going so low as to play videos of Senate candidate James Talarico saying things.
Calling it a "dirty, underhanded tactic," Democrats said the attack ads, which show unedited videos of Talarico talking, really make him look bad.
"I never dreamed Republicans would stoop so low as to show people what Talarico says," said Democratic strategist Samantha Parsons. "Broadcasting clips of real things a candidate says is nothing short of a war crime. This heralds a dark new chapter for our democracy."
According to sources, the Democrats' ire was drawn by Republicans taking to social media to post actual videos of Talarico explaining his beliefs. "Yes, these videos are disgusting, but we play to win," said Republican operative Philip Darst. "We're not going to back down from sharing unaltered footage of Talarico saying stuff. Politics is a dirty business."
At publishing time, Republicans had condemned Democrats for sharing videos of Ken Paxton saying things.
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