Former NASCAR driver and model Danica Patrick recently called out a Kamala Harris ad, claiming it “encourages lying” among female voters. During an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Patrick sounded off on the ad, which suggests women should be dishonest with their husbands about voting for Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election.
The ad in question was released by the organization Vote Common Good which features a narration by actress Julia Roberts. The ad depicts a husband and wife interacting with each other before going to the polls to vote. The wife then engages with another woman, in which they both give each other a conspicuous look.
Touting the typical Democratic talking point that women are at risk of losing their rights, Roberts states, “In the one place in America where women still have a right to choose, you can vote any way you want. Remember, what happens in the booth stays in the booth.” The ad then shows the woman’s husband asking, “Did you do the right thing, honey?” She says enthusiastically, “I sure did!”
Speaking about the controversial ad, Ingraham stated, “Alright, Democrats have a really cool new strategy to win over women. When it comes to time to vote, lie to your husbands and your boyfriends. Someone actually got paid to write that script for Julia Roberts. Is it any wonder that male voters can’t stand Kamala with messaging like this?”
The host continued, “That men are somehow bullying or threatening the women in their lives who vote for Kamala Harris? Now, I don’t get offended by much anymore. I’ve been in Washington for too long, but that even offends me.” Patrick then weighed in, blasting the ad for encouraging women to be dishonest with their spouses.
“You know, obviously, that’s about lying,” the former race car driver said. Patrick juxtaposed this ad, which promotes division within the family unit, with comments coming from Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance. The Ohio senator has promoted an agenda that is focused on strengthening the American family that many conservatives feel is under attack.
Patrick said, “On the other side, JD Vance said something beautiful. He said, ‘You shouldn’t be losing close relationships with people based on who you vote for and this election.’ So, I think that, really, if this is the truth about how you feel, and that you can’t tell your significant other about how you voted, it might reflect a little bit more on the depth of your relationship, because this is a core value.”
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The pro-Trump model asserted that families can bond over the right to vote, and the promotion of deceit between a married couple from the Kamala Harris campaign is “disappointing.” Patrick continued, “Voting is a core value that really builds relationships. And I think it’s really disappointing that they’re encouraging lying.”
“The women vote is definitely something that’s very important, and I know that women can be very triggered by Donald Trump’s personality to some degree,” she added. “But I also think that the propaganda and the fake news that has come out time and time again about him has painted a bad picture. And I think it really leads to the fact that we as Americans, as human beings, need to think for ourselves, do our own research, and realize that so many of these things are just not true.”
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