The NRSC released a new web ad this morning, “Vulnerable” targeting Deborah Ross for her work on behalf of the North Carolina ACLU where she threatened to block a bill making it illegal for a person who knows about child abuse not to report it.
The ad was covered by The Hill, in case you missed it:
GOP ad hits Senate hopeful for stance on child abuse bill
The Hill | Alexander Bolton
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The ad, which begins running on YouTube Thursday, focuses on Ross’s opposition to a 1997 bill making it a crime for a person who knows about child abuse not to report it. She is challenging two-term incumbent Republican Sen. Richard Burr (N.C.).
Forty-five children died of abuse the previous year, according to a report at the time by the News and Observer of Raleigh.
The ad opens with a montage of young girls and boys while a female narrator intones, “Children are vulnerable. Innocent. We must do everything we can to protect them.”
“So why did Radical Deborah Ross threaten to block a bill making it illegal for a person who knows about child abuse to not report it?” the ad asks. “Ross even threatened a lawsuit if clergy weren’t exempted from that bill.
“Who was she trying to protect? Not the victims of sexual abuse,” the ad concludes. “Deborah Ross, too radical for North Carolina.”
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Ross, while serving as executive director of the ACLU’s North Carolina chapter, threatened to bring a lawsuit against the bill unless an exemption was included for clergy, according to the News and Observer.
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“It says a lot about the character of an individual whose opinion isn’t swayed by the death of 45 innocent children. Deborah Ross is dangerous, and does not have the judgment to keep North Carolina families safe,” said Alleigh Marré, the NRSC’s national press secretary.
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Watch “Vulnerable”
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