![]() ![]() Voter suppression efforts are typically done at the last minute and behind the scenes.”Īmerica First Legal vice president and general counsel Gene Hamilton defended the radio ad. “It’s meant to fly under the radar as much as possible. “If they were looking to motivate voters to get to the polls and support particular candidates, I don’t think it would be using the particular language and messaging that they’re using,” he said. Geoff Wetrosky, the Human Rights Campaign’s national campaign director, said the ads are an effort to suppress turnout. “When you create this type of negative reaction to individuals who present any societal grief, you only create space for people to feel justified for attacking them physically and through public policy.” ![]() “This is playing to the lowest common denominator of hate and otherizing, targeting the LGBT community,” Johnson said.
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