Jim Oberweis ran for office nine times in Illinois. A new attack ad wants Southwest Florida voters to know what he said about immigration while he was doing it.
Southwest Florida First, a political action committee that has spent this cycle going after out-of-state candidates in the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, is airing a new spot on cable and digital platforms. The ad accuses the Bonita Springs Republican of once supporting citizenship and work permits for undocumented immigrants.
VO: Liberal Jim Oberweis ran nine times for office in Illinois. Supporting amnesty and even citizenship for illegal immigrants.
Oberweis: We ought to allow a clear path to citizenship.
VO: Now he’s running here. Pretending he’s tough on immigration. Oberweis even pushed work visas for illegal immigrants.
Oberweis: A special type of visa that could allow them to continue to stay here and work.
VO: Career candidate, perennial loser.
Oberweis: I’m Jim Oberweis.
VO: Don’t let him Illinois our Florida.
[From Rich: I regularly spend colder weeks in that very district. You can’t swing a dead lizard without hitting someone from the Chicago metro area. So, quite a few of the oldsters in the district (and there are a lot of oldsters there) already know who he is.]
…Adding… A flashback to Oberweis’ 2004 US Senate Campaign…
