Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas is responding to attack ads questioning his Democratic credentials.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot hit the internet with what some are calling a powerful new digital ad using Paul Vallas' own words. Those ads from the campaign of Jesus "Chuy" Garcia also claim Vallas opposes abortion rights.
With jumbo shrimp and sparkling beverages, Vallas courted women voters at a luncheon Tuesday while Mayor Lori Lightfoot hit the internet with what some are calling a powerful new digital ad using Vallas' own words."I'm more of a Republican than a Democrat now," Vallas is heard saying in the ad. "Yes, if I ran for public office, then I would be running as a Republican.
Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia recently released an ad using the same 2009 interview where Vallas said he is fundamentally against abortion for religious reasons. But, Vallas says he's pro-choice - a point he made to this group of women on Tuesday. "I have always been an unequivocal uncompromising supporter of women's reproductive rights," Vallas said. "I always have, I always will be."Election Day is three weeks away, and Vallas claims Lightfoot and Garcia are showing signs of desperation.
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