Two new ads – “Safe” and “Kelly” began airing on TV yesterday targeting Deborah Ross for her opposition to the North Carolina sex offender registry. In coverage of the ads The Washington Post notes:
“A heartless liberal fighting to protect sex offenders’ rights over victims? That’s damning stuff for voters to hear in one of Democrats’ most promising pickup opportunities, and Democrats know it.”
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Could this be the attack ad the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina comes down to?
The Washington Post |By Amber Phillips
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The high-stakes war of words started Tuesday, when Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) launched a statewide TV ad accusing his Democratic opponent, former state lawmaker and ACLU lawyer Deborah Ross, of opposing a North Carolina sex offender registry.
In the ad, a Marine sergeant shares that she was raped, criticizing Ross for opposing the creation of the sex offender registry in the ’90s. "She wants to protect sexual predators over victims," says a somber Sgt. Kelly Lowe. "When they choose to rape, they don’t get those rights back."
A heartless liberal fighting to protect sex offenders’ rights over victims? That’s damning stuff for voters to hear in one of Democrats’ most promising pickup opportunities, and Democrats know it.
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Republicans counter that if you have to explain why you have troubles with a sex offender registry, then you’re already losing the debate. They point to news articles from the ’90s where she expressed concern about "vigilantism."
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Democrats don’t argue Burr’s ad could be bad news for their candidate. They shared with The Fix internal polling that shows Ross takes a significant double-digit hit after voters see Burr’s ad about the sex offender registry.
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