Today’s Bucks County Courier Times features a new ad by the DCCC called “Brian Fitzpatrick =/= Mike Fitzpatrick.” The ad makes clear that Brian Fitzpatrick is not Mike Fitzpatrick, highlights Brian Fitzpatrick’s support for Donald Trump, and criticizes his nontransparent campaign of ducking issues critical to voters in Bucks County.
“Brian Fitzpatrick’s main campaign strategy seems to crossing his fingers and hoping that voters don’t notice the difference between him and his brother, and this ad makes clear why his cynical plot won’t work,” said Jermaine House of the DCCC. “Given that Brian Fitzpatrick has announced his support of Donald Trump, he will have to stop ducking questions and answer for Trump’s reckless and offensive statements.”
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| Brian is running to replace Mike in Congress but has tried to hide his support of Donald Trump and ducks the issues. | Fitzpatrick Doing “Everything He Can To Avoid Discussing The Top Of The Ticket.” “Harmony Road’s kitchen debates about Trump show why Brian Fitzpatrick, the Republican candidate and younger brother of the seat’s current occupant, is doing everything he can to avoid having to discuss the top of the ticket.” [Politico, 7/21/16]
Fitzpatrick Did Not Answer Questions From The Philadelphia Inquirer For Two Weeks About Trump. “Fitzpatrick, running for a congressional swing seat, has not answered the Inquirer’s questions over the last two weeks about how he views Trump.” [Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/16/16]
Fitzpatrick Promised To Back Whichever Candidate Won 8th District, Which Trump Did. “Just before Pennsylvania’s April primary, Fitzpatrick said he’d wait until the primaries ended to express an opinion on Trump, but that he’d support whichever presidential candidate the 8th District’s Republican primary voters chose. More than half went for Trump.” [[Politico, 7/21/16]
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