EXCLUSIVE: Republican PAC Slams Dems As ‘Soft On Crime’ In New Ad Airing In Battleground States

The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) PAC is launching an ad in several battleground states hitting Democrats for being “soft on crime,” according to a press release obtained by the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation.

The ad, which will likely begin airing near the end of the week in Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, is part of a broader six-figure “Republican Roadmap” campaign run that is aimed at presenting Republicans as the party of law and order to swing state voters, an RSLC spokesperson told the DCNF. RSLC’s “Soft-on-Crime” ad accuses Democrats of pushing policies like defunding the police and ending cash bail, while also highlighting legislative actions taken by Republicans to promote public safety.

“American families are not only struggling as they deal with high prices at the grocery store or the gas pump, but are also increasingly feeling unsafe in their communities,” RSLC President Dee Duncan said in a press release obtained by the DCNF. “While Joe Biden is off the ballot, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will have to answer for the Biden-Harris agenda that has gone soft-on-crime and created this chaos, especially thanks to their open border policies. State Republicans will continue to fight for additional funding for our police and to secure the border to prevent criminal activity as we look to change course and make our cities and communities safe once again.”

The ad referenced Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan national who a grand jury indicted over the killing of 22-year-old student Laken Riley in Athens, Georgia. The Republican-led House of Representatives passed