Human Rights Campaign criticizes Schneider ad in IL-10: The gay rights advocacy group is taking issue with a new TV ad that former Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider is running against Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold in the North Shore 10th Congressional District.
In the ad, a female narrator says: “Dold and the Republicans even said employees could be fired, just for being gay.” The picture accompanying the words shows Dold in between photos of Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan.
Dold is the only House Republican to receive the endorsement of the Human Rights Coalition and Dold was the first House Republican to become a co-sponsor of the Equality Act.
“Bob Dold has repeatedly voted in favor of federal nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people. And he has made clear through his votes and support for marriage equality that he believes in a world where everyone, including LGBTQ people, can live free from fear of discrimination,” David Stacy, the group’s government affairs director, said in a statement.
To back up its claim, Schneider’s campaign website cited a January 2010 interview Dold gave to WLS-AM 890 radio.
“Dold said gay people shouldn’t be given ’special rights’ to ensure that employers are prohibited from firing someone because of their sexual orientation,” the Schneider campaign says in a footnote.
The DCCC also points to a vote Dold took earlier this year. He joined six other Republicans who support gay marriage in opposing an amendment that would have kept the prohibition on anti-LGBT discrimination by federal contractors out of a bill that created the option to review and repeal federal regulations.
The Dold campaign insists that the vote — on a so-called motion to recommit — was a procedural maneuver, not a substantive policy vote. Most members of the majority party typically vote against motions to recommit.
Dold voted for amendments offered by Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney and Scott Peters that protected President Barack Obama’s executive order prohibiting discrimination against LGBT employees of federal contractors.
Dold is just like Kirk. He’ll vote with Democrats on social issues as long as the vote is never in doubt for the Republicans. It’s great political posturing for reelection but it never moves the needle on these issues.
It’s kind of surprising that Schneider apparently learned nothing from his defeat last time. It was the smarmy ads then which insulted voters’ intelligence, and it looks like it will be his ads again in 2016. Whatevs.
The ads this year are really pretty disgusting. So over the top. I keep seeing the one about Mike Babcock hurting our children for somehow increasing their health insurance premiums, though I didn’t know children paid insurance premiums. Then there’s the one with the cash photoshopped into Dan Beiser’s pockets. Like this stuff is just lazy and sleazy. Literally photoshopping our opponents heads onto cartoon super villains. What on earth is happening!?
Dold is quibbly about so many issues. He talks like a Democrat, votes like a Republican in the votes that matter, but gets permission for certain votes from house leadership. They too want to end the 2-year win-lose cycle, but not on votes that the House GOP demands compliance. Witness the pitfalls of dancing on the head of a pin.
Couldn’t find a stark policy difference on another issue to put in an ad, really? Congrats, now you have a prominent interest group that should be in your corner criticizing you publicly.
Dold opposes ENDA, the employment non-discrimination act, twice voted for DOMA, the defense of marriage act, and the Human Rights Campaign calls his record on LGBTQ rights “disturbing“.
I’ll bet the Schneider people are willing to debate this issue every day from now until the election.
- slow down - Friday, Sep 16, 16 @ 10:46 am:
Dold is just like Kirk. He’ll vote with Democrats on social issues as long as the vote is never in doubt for the Republicans. It’s great political posturing for reelection but it never moves the needle on these issues.
- Responsa - Friday, Sep 16, 16 @ 11:04 am:
It’s kind of surprising that Schneider apparently learned nothing from his defeat last time. It was the smarmy ads then which insulted voters’ intelligence, and it looks like it will be his ads again in 2016. Whatevs.
- Mike - Friday, Sep 16, 16 @ 11:14 am:
What “slow down” said.
- JohnnyPyleDriver - Friday, Sep 16, 16 @ 11:15 am:
The ads this year are really pretty disgusting. So over the top. I keep seeing the one about Mike Babcock hurting our children for somehow increasing their health insurance premiums, though I didn’t know children paid insurance premiums. Then there’s the one with the cash photoshopped into Dan Beiser’s pockets. Like this stuff is just lazy and sleazy. Literally photoshopping our opponents heads onto cartoon super villains. What on earth is happening!?
- Springfieldish - Friday, Sep 16, 16 @ 11:25 am:
Dold is quibbly about so many issues. He talks like a Democrat, votes like a Republican in the votes that matter, but gets permission for certain votes from house leadership. They too want to end the 2-year win-lose cycle, but not on votes that the House GOP demands compliance. Witness the pitfalls of dancing on the head of a pin.
- Ron Burgundy - Friday, Sep 16, 16 @ 12:59 pm:
Couldn’t find a stark policy difference on another issue to put in an ad, really? Congrats, now you have a prominent interest group that should be in your corner criticizing you publicly.
- Belle - Friday, Sep 16, 16 @ 2:12 pm:
I hope Schneider isn’t going to revert to those horrid commercials featuring the rug and the Yuppies.
- The Captain - Friday, Sep 16, 16 @ 2:17 pm:
Dold opposes ENDA, the employment non-discrimination act, twice voted for DOMA, the defense of marriage act, and the Human Rights Campaign calls his record on LGBTQ rights “disturbing“.
I’ll bet the Schneider people are willing to debate this issue every day from now until the election.
- Springfieldish - Friday, Sep 16, 16 @ 2:46 pm:
The “prominent interest group” endorsed Dold a couple of months ago. And as a result, they’ve been losing Illinois members ever since.
- LikeMyStatus - Friday, Sep 16, 16 @ 2:54 pm:
HRC has endorsed Dold, and the DCCC ’s disregard of this point has left Brad with an egg in his face.