Democrats seek to win over Ukrainian Americans by portraying GOP as soft on Russia
by Julia Manchester - 04/10/22 8:00 AM ET
Democrats are pointing to the war in Ukraine as part of their effort to undercut Republicans with Ukrainian American voters ahead of the midterms.
The party is aiming to portray Republicans as weak on Russia in messaging directed at Ukrainian Americans, who, while not monolithic, have in recent history leaned conservative when it comes to foreign policy issues.
Ukrainian Americans make up a small percentage of voters, but many reside in key midterm states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Florida.
This week, Florida’s Democratic Party touted an op-ed by Ukrainian Floridians criticizing Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for missing past hearings for the Helsinki Commission, a European security group of which he is a member.
Meanwhile, the Democratic super PAC, American Bridge, rolled out a five-figure, partial Ukrainian-language print ad earlier this month, hitting Republican figures for past comments on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The ad took aim at Reps. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Ohio Senate candidates Josh Mandel and J.D. Vance, and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The spot ran in in cities with large Ukrainian American populations including Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia.
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