To call this not helpful would be sugarcoating it:
New GOP mailer in a Connecticut state Senate race shows a Jewish candidate clutching a fistful of money. https://t.co/SlG90OA2S4 pic.twitter.com/vBE5ewKXeM
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) October 30, 2018
More from the Hartford Courant:
It was sent out by Republican Ed Charamut and targets state Rep. Matthew Lesser, a Democrat who gave up his seat in the House to vie for an open Senate seat representing Middletown, Wethersfield, Newington, Cromwell and Rocky Hill.
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“I started getting text messages about it when I was at a forum with teachers in Cromwell [on Monday], people said they got an anti-Semitic flyer,” Lesser told The Courant. “I did not believe them, I thought there was a mistake. Someone showed it to me and I think it would be a gross understatement to say I was surprised.”
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The photo on the “VOTE NO ON MATT LESSER” flyer shows Lesser’s face bearing a greedy grin while clutching a few $100 bills in his hands. The image is recognizable as Lesser, but is clearly edited heavily. He said he has already heard from local Republicans who are also outraged about the Charamut team’s decision to mail the flyer.
They should be outraged. Because it’s appalling and vile.
Yup, this is a legitimate complaint. The Connecticut GOP chairman needs to get a clue.
Campaign Mailer Fuels Anti-Semitism Complaints In State Senate Race https://t.co/6l4vrCd7NR
— Beto O'Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) October 30, 2018
That's a hidious political ad.
— ??Dian Pink (@DianPink2) October 30, 2018
Shameful.
— MS R-Torres (@MSRTorres1) October 30, 2018
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