Today People For the American Way (PFAW) released a new Spanish-language radio ad highlighting Gov. Scott Walker’s alarming track record on unemployment, the minimum wage, and education. The ad will air in Milwaukee, Racine, and Green Bay beginning today.
“Scott Walker’s destructive record speaks for itself,” said Scott Foval, regional political coordinator at People For the American Way. “He doesn’t think the minimum wage ‘serves a purpose.’ He made it more expensive for DREAMers to go to college. He cut millions of dollars from Wisconsin’s schools. This is not the kind of leader Wisconsin deserves. All Wisconsinites deserve a governor who respects working families and values education for all.”
This radio ad is the latest effort in People For the American Way’s multi-year, nationwide campaign to engage Latino voters in key states by shedding light on the agendas of GOP candidates. In this election cycle, PFAW has also aired Spanish-language ads in Georgia, North Carolina, and Colorado.
The script of the ad reads:
Nuestra comunidad valora el trabajo duro y una buena educación. Sabemos lo importante que son para nuestro futuro. Pero el Republicano Scott Walker no comparte esos valores ni respeta nuestro deseo de un mejor futuro. Con Walker como gobernador la comunidad latina ha sufrido tres veces más desempleo que otros grupos en Wisconsin. Y Walker se opone a subir el sueldo mínimo, diciendo que eso no serviría para nada. Además le aumentó la matrícula universitaria a los DREAMers y recortó 800 millones en fondos para la educación.
Walker bloquea nuestro futuro, y no comparte nuestros valores. Ya basta de que Scott Walker y los republicanos nos falten el respeto. El 4 de noviembre, votaremos en contra de Walker y los republicanos.
VO Disclaimer: Pagado por People For The American Way, Tesorero Randy Borntrager; no autorizado por ningún candidato, representante de candidatos o comité.
English translation:
Our community respects the value of hard work and a good education. We know how important those values are to our future. But Republican Scott Walker doesn’t share those values – or respect our dream of a better tomorrow. With Walker as governor, our community suffered three times the unemployment rate of non-Latinos in Wisconsin. And Walker opposes raising the minimum wage, saying he doesn't think it "serves a purpose." He also increased college tuition for DREAMers, and cut 800 million dollars from education.
Walker’s not just blocking our future – he doesn’t respect our values. We’ve had enough of Scott Walker’s – and the Republicans’ – lack of respect. And we must vote to protect the future of our community. On November 4th, we’re voting against Scott Walker and the Republicans.
VO Disclaimer: Paid for by People For the American Way, Randy Borntrager Treasurer; not authorized by any candidate, candidate’s agent, or committee.
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