Looking to break out of a crowded field running in South Carolina's 5th congressional district's special election, Republican Sheri Few is planting her flag on Confederate soil.
South Carolina recently took down the Stars-and-Bars from the statehouse grounds in response to white supremacist Dylann Roof, who murdered nine African-Americans in a church in Charleston after posing with the Confederate flag in self-taken photos.
Two of the candidates for the House seat voted to take the flag down. Few goes right at them in her ad "Our History."
"Now they're renaming streets and colleges, and destroying monuments to Confederate soldiers. And it started with Ralph Norman and Tommy Pope's vote!" Viewers see a statue being hauled away by a crane, and headlines about other cities taking down monuments to General Robert E. Lee.
Many might have thought a painful chapter in American history was finally closed when the flag came down. But if Few's campaign takes off, it will be clear that the Civil War still isn't over in the minds of some.
South Carolina recently took down the Stars-and-Bars from the statehouse grounds in response to white supremacist Dylann Roof, who murdered nine African-Americans in a church in Charleston after posing with the Confederate flag in self-taken photos.
Two of the candidates for the House seat voted to take the flag down. Few goes right at them in her ad "Our History."
Sheri Few Attacks Opponents For Taking Down Confederate Flag
Beginning with footage of former Gov., now U.N. Ambassador, Nikki Haley signing the bill that removed the flag, Few says, "When Ralph Norman and Tommy Pope voted to take the Battle Flag down from the Confederate Memorial in Columbia, they started a war on our history." As she speaks, we see the moment when the flag came down."Now they're renaming streets and colleges, and destroying monuments to Confederate soldiers. And it started with Ralph Norman and Tommy Pope's vote!" Viewers see a statue being hauled away by a crane, and headlines about other cities taking down monuments to General Robert E. Lee.
Sheri Few Has No Love For Nikki Haley
After another image of Haley's bill signing – clearly assuming there is no love for the former Republican governor in the 5th congressional district – Few concludes, "It's time for leaders to stand up and stop political correctness, and fight for what we believe."Many might have thought a painful chapter in American history was finally closed when the flag came down. But if Few's campaign takes off, it will be clear that the Civil War still isn't over in the minds of some.