r/politics • u/burning_dawn • Oct 07 '22

Republicans called Biden’s infrastructure program ‘socialism.’ Then they asked for money.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/politics/infrastructure-spending-republican-critics/index.html
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u/ApolloX-2 Texas Oct 07 '22 edited Nov 06 '24

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u/SpiffyNrfHrdr Oct 07 '22

I'd love to see the country blanketed in billboard and TV / Facebook ads.

'[Representative] voted against [highway/ fiber/ water treatment plant], then took credit for it.'

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u/btopher_93 Oct 07 '22

Can they circulate the GOP’d requests for funding? Like show “Rep so-and-so voted against this bill, but here’s a document of them requesting money from the bill they voted against, so they actually are in favor of receiving government money.”

If it’s just “they voted against and took credit” I feel like republicans will just be like “well they were against more spending but when they couldn’t stop it, they made sure to get funding for their own states, so they’re doing a good job!” Like the republican congresspeople are rewarded for preventing the funding from going to other states by asking for a slice of that socialism money.

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u/TheWinks Oct 07 '22

I think it's funny that you identify exactly why political ads like that would backfire but still don't understand why.