Anti-State Senator Ads Show Technology Changes Elections

Published on February 14, 2024

Commentary This should sober up today’s politicians and future candidates. I just received in the mail a flyer that’s the most devastating hit piece I’ve ever seen. It shows snapshots from a California Highway patrol dashcam of the drunk-driving arrest of state Sen. Dave Min (D-Irvine) last May 2. He’s running for U.S. Congress in the 47th Congressional District to replace Rep. Katie Porter, who is running for U.S. Senate from California. The dashcam was already released online by CHP. In August, he pleaded no contest and was sentenced to three years probation. The flyer consists of eight fold-out panels from the dashcam that tell a story, as narrated by the red banners:...