The midterm elections are approaching in the United States.
For Republicans, one topic is hotter than the other: the right to bear arms.
– I believe in Jesus, weapons and babies, says Candace Taylor as a campaigner to become governor of Georgia.
To bear arms or not to bear arms, that is the question.
Even before the school shooting in Ulvalde, Texas, the gun issue was hot in the United States. At least for the Republicans.
Because as the mid-term elections approach, the campaign differs greatly, according to a review that New York Times done.
Since January, less than two dozen Democratic television campaigns have taken up arms and gun violence.
The corresponding figure for Republicans is over 100.
Democrat Lucy McBaths is fighting gun violence when her son is shot dead. Photo: Still from Lucy McBath’s campaign: “For God, for weapons, for Trump”
Republican Candace Taylorwho is running for governor of Georgia, explains what’s important to her in her campaign.
– I believe in Jesus, weapons and babies, she says.
In another campaign film, the governor is seen Kay Ivey pick out a lipstick, a mobile phone and a revolver from his bag.
Veterans Josh Mandel claims to be “for God, for weapons, for Trump”. Similar rhetoric is used by the television personality Mehmet Oz in his campaign: “for life, for the other addition and for freedom”.
Another who addresses the subject is Jake Beckett who is running for senator in Arkansas.
– Babies, borders, bullets – things we value, he says in his campaign,
The New York Times review also shows that Republicans own the issue.
“You basically have Republican candidates trying to explain to Republican voters that they will be on their side when it comes to the cultural and cold civil war that is being fought right now,” he said. Robert Blizzarda Republican strategist.
Fighting to prevent gun violence
The few Democrats who still chose to raise the issue of weapons in their campaigns have had a slightly different approach. Namely, they themselves have been affected.
Austin Davis who is running for governor of Pennsylvania, is fighting gun violence after a neighbor was shot. The mayor Cavalier Johnson tells in his campaign film about a time when a person shot at his car.
Another is the congressman Lucy McBath from Georgia, whose son was shot to death when he was a teenager.
– I fight to protect the right to vote, to reduce the costs of prescription drugs and to prevent gun violence, she says in her campaign.