Latino Victory Fund, a Democratic group on released a video ad featuring a pickup truck flying a Confederate flag and sporting a bumper sticker for Republican Ed Gillespie chasing a group of minority children. (Latino Victory Fund)As Virginia’s heated gubernatorial election draws near, a Democratic group on Monday released an ad featuring a pick-up truck flying a Confederate flag and sporting a bumper sticker for Republican Ed Gillespie chasing a group of minority children. The commercial, which the Latino Victory Fund says is airing through Election Day on Spanish-language stations in Richmond and Washington market, is the latest in a bitter battle on the airwaves. “It’s a very stark ad, but those portrayals in the ad are what Latino and immigrant communities feel right now in Virginia,” Latino Victory Fund President Cristóbal J. Alex said. “Independent groups are denouncing Ed Gillespie because he has run the most divisive, fear mongering campaign in modern history,” said Ofirah Yheskel.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2017 17:48 UTC