Last week, we ran an article highlighting the competetive race in Iowa’s First District between Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks and former state representative Christina Bohannan. KCCI recently fact checked an attack ad from the Bohannan campaign and concluded that it was untrue.
The attack ad from the Bohannan campaign attempted to tie Dr. Miller-Meeks to pro-life legislation passed by the Iowa legislature. The KCCI article says, “The ad starts with this claim: ‘Iowa now has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country because of Mariannette Miller-Meeks.’ The claim isn’t true.”
Unable to run on the failed economic and foreign policies of the Biden-Harris administration, leftwing groups have used scare tactics to rally support against pro-life candidates. These attacks often utilize misleading characterizations of the scope of pro-life laws. Christina Bohannan appears to be employing such tactics as well.
While many conservatives would see connecting Miller-Meeks to Iowa’s pro-life policies as a compliment, such a connection is extremely misleading. As a member of U.S. House, Dr. Miller-Meeks cannot introduce or vote for Iowa laws. Obviously, as a former state lawmaker running for U.S. House, Christina Bohannan would know the difference between state and federal legislation.
Saying that Iowa laws that protect the unborn are “because of Mariannette Miller-Meeks” is simply false.
Such misleading ads undermine the integrity of the Bohannan campaign. This fearmongering distracts from the real issues of the election and does not serve the interest of Iowa voters.
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