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Government

May 12, 2022

AG Bonta supporters place ads for 1 of 3 opponents

“It’s not an uncommon tactic, but it’s one of the more brazen executions of it that I’ve ever heard or seen,” said Rob Stutzman, a spokesman for Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert. “It clearly demonstrates that Bonta and his allies are trying to determine who their general election opponent will be.”

A group registered to support Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta’s reelection campaign has been running radio ads that appear to boost another candidate: Republican Eric P. Early.

“Republican Eric Early is a true conservative,” says a male narrator, “He’s a huge Trump supporter.”

The ad calls Early “a big Second Amendment defender and very pro-life.” The ad ends with the narrator saying, “Let’s remember to vo...

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