The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is working to highlight a series of high-level defections from the Republican Party.
A short video, entitled “Republicans Leaving Party In Droves”, makes a speech for Republican voters to rethink their loyalty.
Includes a clip of the former Secretary of State Colin Powell
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Steele was a staunch critic of the former President Trump
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The announcement also notes that ordinary voters are leaving the Republican Party. More than 140,000 voters in 25 states left the Republican Party in January, revealed an analysis by The Hill.
The video ends with a clip of President Biden’s inaugural speech asking for unity.
“Unity is the way to go,” says Biden. “And we must know this moment as the United States of America.”
The ad is set to run on digital platforms, according to a DNC official.
“Republicans across the country are running from their party. In addition, a considerable number of Republicans support President Biden’s COVID aid package. The contrast is clear: while Republicans are deeply divided, President Biden and Vice President Harris are working tirelessly to unite our nation and rebuild better – starting with a plan to vaccinate Americans and get our economy back on track, ” a DNC spokesman, Daniel Wessel, told The Hill in an emailed statement.
“If ex-Republicans are looking for a party with a broad and diverse composition – a party that is working to unify the country and rebuild better – they need not go beyond the Democratic Party,” added the spokesman.